How much revenue did ORX make?

An estimated 90k to 241k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did ORX sell?

Q: How many copies did ORX sell?

An estimated 16k to 26k copies, based on its 679 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 16k–26k; $90k–$241k net $163k–$371k gross; from 679 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 ORX out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ORX's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 977–10k

best case 12.7M (7 Days to Die)

The Tower Defense lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 3k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 3k copies

≈ $15k after Steam's cut

from ~100 reviews

Best case

≈ 12.7M copies

7 Days to Die · ≈ $220.3M after Steam's cut

from 402k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering

Winners here lead with Survival + Zombies, priced around $45.
The breakout hits carry Zombies + Multiplayer + Open World; a typical game here doesn't.
5 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.
A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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