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How many copies did Harpoon Shooter! Nozomi sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 248–403
$954–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before the cut
from 10 reviews (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 Harpoon Shooter! Nozomi out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Harpoon Shooter! Nozomi's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 48k–97k
best case 297k (Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy)
Games like Harpoon Shooter! Nozomi

The middle of these games

≈ 48k–97k copies

≈ $264k–$340k 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: Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy at ≈ 226k–367k copies, ≈ $435k–$1.2M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What it took to get here
About half the games that made it here had over 803 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 321 to 3k.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Bullet Hell (7 of 8) and Shoot 'Em Up (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Bullet Hell + Anime, priced around $7. The breakout hits carry Anime + Cute + JRPG; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
2024
Est. copies
≈ 226k–367k
7.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$435k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $790k–$1.8M before the cut
$6.99
9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Bullet HellAnime
Jets'n'Guns Gold
2014
Est. copies
≈ 86k–139k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$189k–$507k after Steam's cut $343k–$780k before the cut
$7.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
Shoot 'Em UpGreat Soundtrack
Super Time Force Ultra
2014
Est. copies
≈ 54k–88k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$223k–$601k after Steam's cut $406k–$924k before the cut
$14.99
968 reviews
Very Positive
Side ScrollerTime Manipulation
Really Big Sky
2012
Est. copies
≈ 119k–194k
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$164k–$441k after Steam's cut $298k–$678k before the cut
$4.99
2k reviews
Mostly Positive
IndieAction
Titan Attacks!
2012
Est. copies
≈ 62k–100k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$170k–$457k after Steam's cut $309k–$702k before the cut
$9.99
978 reviews
Very Positive
Arena ShooterSide Scroller
RIVE
2016
Est. copies
≈ 44k–71k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$180k–$483k after Steam's cut $327k–$743k before the cut
$14.99
1k reviews
Very Positive
DRAINUS
2022
Est. copies
≈ 29k–47k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$118k–$318k after Steam's cut $215k–$489k before the cut
$14.99
1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ActionShoot 'Em Up
Portal Dungeon
2023
Est. copies
≈ 30k–48k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$122k–$328k after Steam's cut $222k–$505k before the cut
$14.99
1k reviews
Very Positive
Action RoguelikeRogue-lite

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