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How many copies did Stratside sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 158–257
$217–$584 after Steam's cut $394–$898 before the cut
from 6 reviews (6 user reviews)

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

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–57k
best case 136k (Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense)

3 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game
≈ 5k–57k copies
≈ $19k–$152k after Steam's cut
from ~548 reviews
Best case
≈ 103k–168k copies
Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Tower Defense (4 of 8) and Building (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Level Editor + Tower Defense.
The era
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2023. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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