How much revenue did Paper Planet make?

$54k–$146k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Paper Planet sell?

Q: How many copies did Paper Planet sell?

13k to 21k copies, based on its 530 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 13k–21k; $54k–$146k after Steam's cut $99k–$224k before the cut; from 530 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 Paper Planet out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Paper Planet's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–44k

best case 174k (Necrosmith)

Games like Paper Planet

The middle of these games

≈ 2k–44k copies

≈ $4k–$94k after Steam's cut

from ~188 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

2 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Necrosmith at ≈ 133k–216k copies, ≈ $109k–$293k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 77 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 15 to 2k.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (7 of 8) and Bullet Hell (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Zombies + Action Roguelike, priced around $3.
The era: 4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Ultimate Protector 2022	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before the cut	$2.99	63 reviews Very Positive	CasualAction
Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD 2024	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $16k–$44k after Steam's cut $30k–$68k before the cut	$9.99	240 reviews Mostly Positive	Action RoguelikeAuto Battler
Bardbarian 2014	Est. copies ≈ 85k–137k 8.0x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $186k–$500k after Steam's cut $338k–$769k before the cut	$7.99	2k reviews Very Positive	IndieTower Defense
Acid Planet 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before the cut	$2.99	70 reviews Very Positive	Early AccessTower Defense
Rogue Star Rescue 2021	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $14k–$37k after Steam's cut $25k–$58k before the cut	$14.99	136 reviews Very Positive	Twin Stick ShooterAction Roguelike
元卡牌2 - MetaCard2 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$10k before the cut	$6.99	49 reviews Positive	DeckbuildingStrategy
Necrosmith 2022	Est. copies ≈ 133k–216k 28x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $109k–$293k after Steam's cut $198k–$451k before the cut	$2.99	5k reviews Very Positive	ZombiesAction Roguelike
SHOOPER NOVA 2025	Est. copies ≈ 16k–26k 3.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $31k–$84k after Steam's cut $57k–$129k before the cut	$6.99	656 reviews Very Positive	StrategyRogue-lite