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How many copies did Battletoads sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 63k–102k
$346k–$930k net $629k–$1.4M gross
from 2k 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 Battletoads out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Battletoads's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 52.7M–109.4M
best case 123.2M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)
The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 78.2M copies.

A typical game
≈ 78.2M copies
≈ $301.8M after Steam's cut
from ~1.3M reviews
Best case
≈ 123.2M copies
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
from 2.7M reviews

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 + Shooter, priced around $10.
  • The games you compared span 2006 to 2018, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2015
Est. copies
≈ 95.9M–155.8M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 50M–100M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
2.1M reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAction +6
2006
Est. copies
≈ 64.9M–105.4M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$178.2M–$479.1M net $324.0M–$737.2M gross
$9.99
1.2M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
SandboxModdable +6
2009
Est. copies
≈ 54.3M–88.2M
SteamSpy 50M–100M
Est. revenue
$149.1M–$400.9M net $271.1M–$616.8M gross
$9.99
1.0M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ZombiesCo-op +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 93.9M–152.5M
2.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 100M–200M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
2.7M reviews
Mixed
SurvivalShooter +6
2013
Est. copies
≈ 35.0M–56.9M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$96.2M–$258.6M net $174.9M–$397.8M gross
$9.99
673k reviews
Very Positive
Co-opAction +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 41.9M–68.1M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$460.8M–$1239.0M net $837.9M–$1906.2M gross
$39.99
1.4M reviews
Very Positive
SurvivalCrafting +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 26.5M–43.1M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$109.4M–$294.2M net $198.9M–$452.6M gross
$14.99
772k reviews
Very Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2011
Est. copies
≈ 79.8M–129.7M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$219.2M–$589.4M net $398.6M–$906.8M gross
$9.99
1.5M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSandbox +6

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