How much revenue did Dieselpunk Wars make?

$16k–$43k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dieselpunk Wars sell?

Q: How many copies did Dieselpunk Wars sell?

4k to 6k copies, based on its 156 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–6k; $16k–$43k after Steam's cut $29k–$66k before the cut; from 156 reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.6M–7.5M

best case 85.4M (Garry's Mod)

The Sandbox 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

≈ 3.6M–7.5M copies

≈ $24.7M–$47.4M after Steam's cut

from ~118k reviews

Best case

≈ 65.1M–105.7M copies

Garry's Mod · ≈ $178.7M–$480.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (7 of 8) and Building (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sandbox + Moddable, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Casual + Funny + First-Person; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Garry's Mod 2006	Est. copies ≈ 65.1M–105.7M 11x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $178.7M–$480.5M after Steam's cut $324.9M–$739.2M before the cut	$9.99	1.3M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SandboxModdable
Scrap Mechanic 2016	Est. copies ≈ 4.7M–7.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $26.0M–$69.8M after Steam's cut $47.2M–$107.4M before the cut	$19.99	118k reviews Very Positive	BuildingSandbox
People Playground 2019	Est. copies ≈ 9.1M–14.8M 2.7x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $24.9M–$67.1M after Steam's cut $45.4M–$103.2M before the cut	$9.99	315k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SandboxGore
Kerbal Space Program 2015	Est. copies ≈ 6.7M–10.9M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $73.8M–$198.5M after Steam's cut $134.2M–$305.4M before the cut	$39.99	145k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SpaceSimulation
Besiege 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.8M–$15.5M after Steam's cut $10.5M–$23.9M before the cut	$14.99	53k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SimulationSandbox
Blender 2015	Est. copies ≈ 4.1M–6.7M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue Free	Free	89k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Animation & ModelingSoftware
Space Engineers 2019	Est. copies ≈ 3.9M–6.3M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $21.2M–$57.1M after Steam's cut $38.6M–$87.8M before the cut	$19.99	134k reviews Very Positive	SpaceSandbox
Stormworks: Build and Rescue 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.5M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $10.7M–$28.9M after Steam's cut $19.5M–$44.5M before the cut	$24.99	59k reviews Very Positive	SandboxBase-Building