How much revenue did Broken Lines make?

$127k–$341k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Broken Lines sell?

Q: How many copies did Broken Lines sell?

18k to 30k copies, based on its 699 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 18k–30k; $127k–$341k after Steam's cut $231k–$525k before the cut; from 699 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 Broken Lines out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Broken Lines's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.1M–19.6M

best case 52.4M (War Thunder)

The War 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

≈ 7.1M–19.6M copies

≈ $107.4M–$278.6M after Steam's cut

from ~281k reviews

Best case

≈ 40.0M–64.9M copies

War Thunder

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on War (6 of 8) and Grand Strategy (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Vehicular Combat.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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