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How many copies did Sniper Ships: Shoot'em Up on Rails sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 670–1k
$920–$2k net $2k–$4k gross
from 27 reviews (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 Sniper Ships: Shoot'em Up on Rails out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sniper Ships: Shoot'em Up on Rails's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–14k
best case 278k (The Typing of The Dead: Overkill)
The Action lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 11k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game
≈ 11k copies
≈ $22k after Steam's cut
from ~352 reviews
Best case
≈ 278k copies
The Typing of The Dead: Overkill · ≈ $2.8M after Steam's cut
from 4k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit 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 Typing + On-Rails Shooter, priced around $26.
  • The breakout hits carry Typing + Zombies + Comedy; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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SteamSpy 0–20k
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2021
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≈ 9k–14k
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352 reviews
Very Positive
ShooterOn-Rails Shooter +6
2024
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≈ 12k–20k
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$118k–$318k net $215k–$489k gross
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Free
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$11k–$30k net $20k–$46k gross
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202 reviews
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ActionSimulation +6
2021
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≈ 4k–7k
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$12k–$33k net $22k–$51k gross
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ArcadeDriving +6
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≈ 5k–8k
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$7k–$18k net $12k–$27k gross
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2013
Est. copies
≈ 212k–345k
12x vs typical
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$1.5M–$4.1M net $2.8M–$6.3M gross
$25.99
4k reviews
Very Positive
TypingOn-Rails Shooter +6

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