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How big is Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE?
Estimated owners
≈ 57k–93k
from 2k 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 Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 11.9M–22.8M
best case 85.1M (Garry's Mod)
The Sandbox lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 14.8M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 14.8M copies
≈ $163.5M after Steam's cut
from ~302k reviews
Best case
≈ 85.1M copies
Garry's Mod · ≈ $328.7M after Steam's cut
from 1.2M reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits 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 First-Person, priced around $7.
  • The breakout hits carry First-Person + Mature + Utilities; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2006 to 2019, 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

2018
Est. copies
≈ 30.4M–49.4M
3.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$41.7M–$112.1M net $75.8M–$172.5M gross
$4.99
1000k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
MatureUtilities +6
2006
Est. copies
≈ 64.9M–105.4M
4.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$178.2M–$479.2M net $324.0M–$737.2M gross
$9.99
1.2M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
SandboxModdable +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 21.5M–35.0M
1.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$88.7M–$238.4M net $161.2M–$366.8M gross
$14.99
538k reviews
Very Positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival Craft +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 9.0M–14.6M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$49.5M–$133.2M net $90.1M–$204.9M gross
$19.99
225k reviews
Very Positive
Co-opFunny +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 9.1M–14.7M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$24.9M–$66.9M net $45.2M–$102.9M gross
$9.99
314k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
SandboxGore +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 18.7M–30.4M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$128.5M–$345.4M net $233.6M–$531.4M gross
$24.99
403k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
SimulationDriving +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 9.1M–14.8M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
265k reviews
Mostly Positive
VRFree to Play +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 13.5M–21.9M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$111.0M–$298.5M net $201.9M–$459.3M gross
$29.99
290k reviews
Very Positive
City BuilderSimulation +6

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