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How many copies did Tactical Combat Department sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 3k–5k
$4k–$10k net $7k–$16k gross
from 116 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 Tactical Combat Department out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tactical Combat Department's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 148k–715k
best case 5.7M (XCOM® 2)
The Tactical lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 417k copies.

A typical game
≈ 417k copies
≈ $1.1M after Steam's cut
from ~10k reviews
Best case
≈ 5.7M copies
XCOM® 2 · ≈ $44.0M after Steam's cut
from 108k 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 Isometric + Turn-Based Combat, priced around $20.
  • The games you compared span 2006 to 2025, 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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SteamSpy 200k–500k
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3.8x vs typical
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2016
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11x vs typical
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IsometricTurn-Based Combat +6
2014
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Very Positive
StrategyTactical +6
2023
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≈ 350k–569k
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$44.99
15k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyTurn-Based Tactics +6
2006
Est. copies
≈ 401k–652k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
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8k reviews
Very Positive
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2025
Est. copies
≈ 71k–116k
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$29.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
Turn-Based CombatTactical +6

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