How much revenue did Rule the Waves 3 make?

An estimated 280k to 752k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rule the Waves 3 sell?

Q: How many copies did Rule the Waves 3 sell?

An estimated 25k to 41k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 25k–41k; $280k–$752k net $509k–$1.2M gross; from 1k 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 Rule the Waves 3 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rule the Waves 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 194k–885k

best case 1.0M (Holdfast: Nations At War)

The Military lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 402k copies.

A typical game

≈ 402k copies

≈ $3.8M after Steam's cut

from ~11k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.0M copies

Holdfast: Nations At War · ≈ $7.8M after Steam's cut

from 29k 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 Shooter + FPS, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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