How much revenue did Captain Jackson make?

$95–$255 after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Captain Jackson sell?

Q: How many copies did Captain Jackson sell?

174 to 282 copies, based on its 7 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 174–282; $95–$255 after Steam's cut $173–$393 before the cut; from 7 reviews (7 user reviews); Thin evidence: 7 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 Captain Jackson out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Captain Jackson's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 488–4k

best case 28k (Stickman Killing Zombie)

Games like Captain Jackson

The middle of these games

≈ 488–4k copies

≈ $420–$18k after Steam's cut

from ~29 reviews

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

None of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Stickman Killing Zombie at ≈ 22k–35k copies, ≈ $18k–$48k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

The games that made it here had under 21 reviews in their first month.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Side Scroller (8 of 8) and Action Roguelike (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action-Adventure + Arcade, priced around $3.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, and 3 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 52 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
Stickman Killing Zombie 2024	Est. copies ≈ 22k–35k 31x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $18k–$48k after Steam's cut $32k–$73k before the cut	$2.99	870 reviews Mixed	ActionAdventure
Stellar Interface 2016	Est. copies ≈ 9k–15k 7.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $33k–$89k after Steam's cut $61k–$138k before the cut	$12.99	224 reviews Mostly Positive	Bullet HellShoot 'Em Up
Alcyon Infinity 2023	Est. copies ≈ 223–363 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $61–$164 after Steam's cut $110–$252 before the cut	$0.99	9 reviews 9 user reviews	ActionTop-Down Shooter
Uber Destruction 2024	Est. copies ≈ 645–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $353–$949 after Steam's cut $642–$1k before the cut	$1.99	26 reviews Positive	Action RoguelikeBullet Hell
Die Erdnussbutter 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $398–$1k after Steam's cut $724–$2k before the cut	$0.99	59 reviews Very Positive	ArcadeAction
End Reach 2020	Est. copies ≈ 124–202 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $102–$275 after Steam's cut $185–$423 before the cut	$2.99	5 reviews 5 user reviews	Action RoguelikeSide Scroller
Chaotic Loop 2022	Est. copies ≈ 422–685 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	17 reviews Positive	Side Scroller2D Platformer
Naginata 2020	Est. copies ≈ 769–1k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before the cut	$7.99	31 reviews Mostly Positive	Action RoguelikeSide Scroller