How much revenue did Armed to the Gears make?

$8k–$21k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Armed to the Gears sell?

Q: How many copies did Armed to the Gears sell?

6k to 9k copies, based on its 215 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 6k–9k; $8k–$21k after Steam's cut $14k–$32k before the cut; from 215 reviews (Mixed)

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 Armed to the Gears out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Armed to the Gears's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7k–28k

best case 73k (Taur)

The Tower Defense genre

1 of your 4 similar games is a hit. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

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

A typical game

≈ 7k–28k copies

≈ $24k–$232k after Steam's cut

from ~307 reviews

Best case

≈ 55k–90k copies

Taur · ≈ $381k–$1.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Tower Defense (3 of 4) and Real Time Tactics (2 of 4).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tower Defense + Base-Building, priced around $25.
The era: Only 1 of your 4 similar games shipped in the last two years. 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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Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD 2024	Est. copies ≈ 6k–9k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $16k–$42k after Steam's cut $29k–$65k before the cut	$9.99	239 reviews Mostly Positive	Action RoguelikeAuto Battler
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Taur 2020	Est. copies ≈ 55k–90k 6.8x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $381k–$1.0M after Steam's cut $693k–$1.6M before the cut	$24.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Tower DefenseStrategy
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