How much revenue did Battle Engine Aquila make?

An estimated 10k to 28k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Battle Engine Aquila sell?

Q: How many copies did Battle Engine Aquila sell?

An estimated 4k to 6k copies, based on its 142 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–6k; $10k–$28k net $19k–$43k gross; from 142 reviews (Very Positive)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10k–73k

best case 1.2M (War Robots)

The Mechs lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 12k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 12k copies

≈ $59k after Steam's cut

from ~358 reviews

Best case

≈ 1.2M copies

War Robots

from 30k 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 Robots + Mechs, priced around $17.
4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.
A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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