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How many copies did Refactor sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 11k–18k
$15k–$41k net $28k–$64k gross
from 467 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 Refactor out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Refactor's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 103k–168k
best case 645k (Kingdom: New Lands)
The Tower Defense lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 123k copies.

A typical game
≈ 123k copies
≈ $710k after Steam's cut
from ~4k reviews
Best case
≈ 645k copies
Kingdom: New Lands · ≈ $3.7M after Steam's cut
from 12k 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 Tower Defense + Survival, priced around $15.
  • 5 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2016
Est. copies
≈ 491k–798k
3.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.0M–$5.4M net $3.7M–$8.4M gross
$14.99
12k reviews
Very Positive
Tower DefenseSurvival +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 142k–230k
1.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$583k–$1.6M net $1.1M–$2.4M gross
$14.99
6k reviews
Very Positive
Tower DefenseStrategy +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 97k–157k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$399k–$1.1M net $726k–$1.7M gross
$14.99
4k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyAuto Battler +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 85k–139k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$234k–$630k net $426k–$970k gross
$9.99
4k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyRogue-like +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 90k–146k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$371k–$998k net $675k–$1.5M gross
$14.99
4k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Early AccessTower Defense +6
2025
Est. copies
≈ 124k–201k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$596k–$1.6M net $1.1M–$2.5M gross
$17.49
5k reviews
Very Positive
Tower DefenseStrategy +6
2025
Est. copies
≈ 58k–94k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$317k–$853k net $577k–$1.3M gross
$19.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
Early AccessStrategy +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 25k–40k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$130k–$350k net $236k–$538k gross
$18.99
1k reviews
Very Positive
RPGTactical RPG +6

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