How much revenue did Police Stories make?

$1.5M–$4.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Police Stories sell?

Q: How many copies did Police Stories sell?

278k to 451k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 278k–451k; $1.5M–$4.1M after Steam's cut $2.8M–$6.3M before the cut; from 10k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Police Stories out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Police Stories's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.0M–19.8M

best case 46.0M (PAYDAY 2)

The Military genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 8.0M–19.8M copies

≈ $95.0M–$305.2M after Steam's cut

from ~267k reviews

Best case

≈ 35.0M–56.9M copies

PAYDAY 2 · ≈ $96.2M–$258.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Military (5 of 8) and FPS (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op + FPS, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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