How much revenue did Rule the Waves 3 make?

$293k–$787k 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?

27k to 43k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 27k–43k; $293k–$787k after Steam's cut $532k–$1.2M before the cut; 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) 196k–902k

best case 958k (Holdfast: Nations At War)

Games like Rule the Waves 3

The middle of these games

≈ 196k–902k copies

≈ $2.9M–$8.1M after Steam's cut

from ~11k reviews

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

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Holdfast: Nations At War at ≈ 730k–1.2M copies, ≈ $4.0M–$10.8M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 3k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 625 to 20k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Military (5 of 8) and Naval (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Shooter + FPS, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 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 70 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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Naval Action 2019	Est. copies ≈ 426k–693k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $2.3M–$6.3M after Steam's cut $4.3M–$9.7M before the cut	$19.99	15k reviews Mixed	SailingNaval Combat
Cold Waters 2017	Est. copies ≈ 163k–265k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.4M before the cut	$39.99	5k reviews Very Positive	SimulationNaval Combat
Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts 2023	Est. copies ≈ 198k–321k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.9M–$5.1M after Steam's cut $3.5M–$7.9M before the cut	$34.99	8k reviews Mixed	Naval CombatNaval
Holdfast: Nations At War 2020	Est. copies ≈ 730k–1.2M 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $4.0M–$10.8M after Steam's cut $7.3M–$16.6M before the cut	$19.99	29k reviews Very Positive	ShooterFPS
War on the Sea 2021	Est. copies ≈ 81k–131k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $886k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.7M before the cut	$39.99	3k reviews Mostly Positive	StrategySimulation
NEBULOUS: Fleet Command 2022	Est. copies ≈ 110k–178k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $904k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.7M before the cut	$29.99	4k reviews Very Positive	StrategySpace
Wargame: Red Dragon 2014	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $9.1M–$24.5M after Steam's cut $16.6M–$37.7M before the cut	$29.99	20k reviews Very Positive	StrategyRTS
UBOAT 2024	Est. copies ≈ 673k–1.1M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $5.6M–$14.9M after Steam's cut $10.1M–$23.0M before the cut	$29.99	27k reviews Very Positive	SimulationWorld War II