How much revenue did Thunder Ray make?

$32k–$87k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Thunder Ray sell?

Q: How many copies did Thunder Ray sell?

8k to 13k copies, based on its 316 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 8k–13k; $32k–$87k after Steam's cut $59k–$134k before the cut; from 316 reviews (Mostly 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 Thunder Ray out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Thunder Ray's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 158k–356k

best case 267k (Lethal League Blaze)

Games like Thunder Ray

The middle of these games

≈ 158k–356k copies

≈ $2.1M–$2.3M after Steam's cut

from ~6k reviews

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

3 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Lethal League Blaze at ≈ 203k–330k copies, ≈ $1.1M–$3.0M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 25 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 21 to 209.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sports (8 of 8) and 2D Fighter (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 2D Fighter + Sports, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 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 70 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
Lethal League Blaze 2018	Est. copies ≈ 203k–330k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.1M–$3.0M after Steam's cut $2.0M–$4.6M before the cut	$19.99	7k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionIndie
Lethal League 2014	Est. copies ≈ 340k–552k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.3M–$3.5M after Steam's cut $2.4M–$5.4M before the cut	$13.99	6k reviews Very Positive	FightingLocal Multiplayer
Action Arcade Wrestling 2019	Est. copies ≈ 5k–7k too small to compare SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $19k–$51k after Steam's cut $35k–$79k before the cut	$14.99	160 reviews Mostly Positive	ActionArcade
Rushdown Revolt 2020	Est. copies ≈ 37k–60k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	1k reviews Mostly Positive	ActionAdventure
Soccertron 2015	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k too small to compare SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before the cut	$2.99	73 reviews Mostly Positive	SportsFootball (Soccer)
Guts And Goals 2021	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before the cut	$14.99	48 reviews Positive	SportsAction
Blocky Ball 2021	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k too small to compare SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	91 reviews Very Positive	CasualSports
Volley Pals 2023	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k too small to compare SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before the cut	$4.99	45 reviews Positive	2D FighterLocal Multiplayer