How much revenue did Iron Danger make?

$139k–$374k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Iron Danger sell?

Q: How many copies did Iron Danger sell?

25k to 41k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 25k–41k; $139k–$374k after Steam's cut $253k–$576k before Steam's cut; from 1k reviews (Mostly Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Iron Danger and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Iron Danger's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 121k–522k

best case 965k (Dorfromantik)

Games like Iron Danger

A typical game among these

≈ 121k–522k copies

≈ $1.0M–$4.7M after Steam's cut

from ~6k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Dorfromantik at ≈ 735k–1.2M copies, ≈ $2.8M–$7.6M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 1k reviews in their first month; the range was 779 to 15k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Turn-Based Strategy (7 of 8) and Puzzle (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + City Builder, priced around $14.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2011 to 2024, and 3 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Dorfromantik 2022	Est. copies ≈ 735k–1.2M 4.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.8M–$7.6M after Steam's cut $5.1M–$11.7M before Steam's cut	$13.99	30k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleRelaxing
SteamWorld Heist II 2024	Est. copies ≈ 62k–101k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $511k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $929k–$2.1M before Steam's cut	$29.99	2k reviews Very Positive	FunnySingleplayer
Into the Breach 2018	Est. copies ≈ 682k–1.1M 3.7x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.8M–$7.6M after Steam's cut $5.1M–$11.6M before Steam's cut	$14.99	22k reviews Very Positive	StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
Cureocity 2024	Est. copies ≈ 80k–130k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	3k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	IndieCute
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Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes 2011	Est. copies ≈ 164k–266k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	3k reviews Very Positive	StrategyPuzzle
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Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics 2017	Est. copies ≈ 97k–157k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $265k–$713k after Steam's cut $482k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$9.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Board GameStrategy