How much revenue did Per Aspera make?

$1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Per Aspera sell?

Q: How many copies did Per Aspera sell?

152k to 246k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 152k–246k; $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.2M before the cut; from 6k reviews (Mostly 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 Per Aspera out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Per Aspera's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 127k–870k

best case 883k (War Selection)

The Simulation genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 127k–870k copies

≈ $791k–$4.6M after Steam's cut

from ~9k reviews

Best case

≈ 673k–1.1M copies

War Selection

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (5 of 8) and RTS (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Base-Building + RTS, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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