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How many copies did Cascading Failure sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 528–858
$3k–$8k net $5k–$12k gross
from 20 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 Cascading Failure out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cascading Failure's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 276k–592k
best case 7.4M (Heroes & Generals)
The Strategy lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 399k copies.

A typical game
≈ 399k copies
≈ $2.9M after Steam's cut
from ~9k reviews
Best case
≈ 7.4M copies
Heroes & Generals
from 142k 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 Free to Play + World War II, priced around $17.
  • The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, 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.

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2016
Est. copies
≈ 5.7M–9.2M
16x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
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Free
142k reviews
Mixed
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2018
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≈ 330k–536k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
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Free
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Very Positive
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2022
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≈ 162k–263k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
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$668k–$1.8M net $1.2M–$2.8M gross
$14.99
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Overwhelmingly Positive
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2018
Est. copies
≈ 731k–1.2M
2.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.0M–$8.1M net $5.5M–$12.5M gross
$14.99
24k reviews
Mostly Positive
StrategyMilitary +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 227k–368k
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Est. revenue
Free
Free
5k reviews
Mostly Positive
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2023
Est. copies
≈ 116k–188k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$637k–$1.7M net $1.2M–$2.6M gross
$19.99
5k reviews
Mostly Positive
RTSMultiplayer +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 358k–582k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.5M–$6.6M net $4.5M–$10.2M gross
$24.99
12k reviews
Mixed
StrategyAction +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 278k–452k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
7k reviews
Mostly Positive
Free to PlayStrategy +6

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