How much revenue did OTXO make?

$404k–$1.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did OTXO sell?

Q: How many copies did OTXO sell?

98k to 159k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 98k–159k; $404k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $735k–$1.7M before the cut; from 4k 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 OTXO out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including OTXO's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 29k–106k

best case 522k (SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising)

Games like OTXO

The middle of these games

≈ 29k–106k copies

≈ $115k–$829k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

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

6 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising at ≈ 398k–647k copies, ≈ $2.2M–$5.9M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 273 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 37 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (6 of 8) and Shooter (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Top-Down Shooter + Rogue-lite, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2018 to 2024, and 1 of your 8 shipped in the last two years.

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 38 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising 2018	Est. copies ≈ 398k–647k 12x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.2M–$5.9M after Steam's cut $4.0M–$9.1M before the cut	$19.99	13k reviews Very Positive	Top-Down ShooterRogue-lite
Hell is Others 2022	Est. copies ≈ 29k–47k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $119k–$319k after Steam's cut $216k–$491k before the cut	$14.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	Rogue-likeTop-Down
Metal Thunder 2024	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $45k–$120k after Steam's cut $81k–$185k before the cut	$10.99	597 reviews Mostly Positive	Early AccessFlight
10 Miles To Safety 2020	Est. copies ≈ 25k–40k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $68k–$184k after Steam's cut $124k–$283k before the cut	$9.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyAction
They Don't Sleep 2022	Est. copies ≈ 5k–9k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$18k before the cut	$2.99	216 reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikePixel Graphics
Colt Canyon 2020	Est. copies ≈ 52k–85k 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $216k–$581k after Steam's cut $393k–$894k before the cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	WesternBlood
The Last Stand: Aftermath 2021	Est. copies ≈ 167k–272k 6.2x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.1M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.8M before the cut	$24.99	7k reviews Very Positive	ZombiesSurvival
God's Trigger 2019	Est. copies ≈ 29k–47k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $119k–$320k after Steam's cut $217k–$493k before the cut	$14.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	Top-Down ShooterAction Roguelike