How much revenue did Candy gun make?

$340–$918 after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Candy gun sell?

Q: How many copies did Candy gun sell?

124 to 202 copies, based on its 5 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 124–202; $340–$918 after Steam's cut $619–$1k before the cut; from 5 reviews (5 user reviews); Thin evidence: 5 reviews. That range swings on one or two people, so read it as a hint, not a measurement.

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 Candy gun out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Candy gun's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4k–19k

best case 215k (Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes)

Games like Candy gun

The middle of these games

≈ 4k–19k copies

≈ $4k–$19k after Steam's cut

from ~165 reviews

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

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes at ≈ 164k–266k copies.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 111 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 2 to 131.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Match 3 (7 of 8) and Puzzle (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Turn-Based.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2023, and none of them 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 79 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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Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes 2011	Est. copies ≈ 164k–266k 16x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	3k reviews Very Positive	StrategyPuzzle
Merge & Blade 2023	Est. copies ≈ 3k–6k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $9k–$25k after Steam's cut $17k–$39k before the cut	$9.99	138 reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyPuzzle
Zombie Solitaire 2 Chapter 1 2017	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $10k–$27k after Steam's cut $18k–$42k before the cut	$8.99	118 reviews Mostly Positive	CasualSolitaire
宝石少女/Girl & Gem Magic 2023	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	192 reviews Very Positive	Turn-Based TacticsCasual
Kenshō 2018	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $4k–$8k before the cut	$3.99	58 reviews Very Positive	CasualIndie
Fish Story: Gourmet Puzzle 2021	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $486–$1k after Steam's cut $884–$2k before the cut	$0.99	72 reviews Very Positive	Match 3Casual
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition 2023	Est. copies ≈ 11k–19k 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $56k–$152k after Steam's cut $103k–$233k before the cut	$17.99	460 reviews Very Positive	StrategyRPG
XXZ 2017	Est. copies ≈ 25k–41k 4.4x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	730 reviews Mostly Positive	Sexual ContentNudity