How much revenue did Nuclear Fighter make?

$3k–$8k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Nuclear Fighter sell?

Q: How many copies did Nuclear Fighter sell?

422 to 685 copies, based on its 17 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 422–685; $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before the cut; from 17 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 Nuclear Fighter out and predicted the genre from its 7 similar games. Every figure here, including Nuclear Fighter's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–20k

best case 76k (Hitler is my crush)

Games like Nuclear Fighter

The middle of these games

≈ 1k–20k copies

≈ $3k–$23k after Steam's cut

from ~105 reviews

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

1 of your 7 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Hitler is my crush at ≈ 58k–94k copies, ≈ $16k–$42k 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 5 to 52.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Hero Shooter (5 of 7) and Side Scroller (5 of 7).
The winners: Winners here lead with Side Scroller + Hero Shooter, priced around $1.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, and 1 of your 7 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
Hitler is My Crush: Love and Fascism 2024	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $2k–$6k before the cut	$0.99	202 reviews Very Positive	ActionCasual
Crazy Critters - Combat Cats 2020	Est. copies ≈ 843–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	34 reviews Positive	CombatCats
Hitler is my crush 2023	Est. copies ≈ 58k–94k 22x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $16k–$42k after Steam's cut $29k–$65k before the cut	$0.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Side ScrollerHero Shooter
Random Heroes: Gold Edition 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $6k–$15k before the cut	$4.99	105 reviews Mostly Positive	Hero ShooterSide Scroller
Boom Blaster 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before the cut	$3.99	43 reviews Mixed	Hero ShooterSide Scroller
Grand Pigeon's Duty 2016	Est. copies ≈ 25k–41k 5.8x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $28k–$75k after Steam's cut $51k–$115k before the cut	$3.99	609 reviews Mostly Positive	Choose Your Own AdventureSide Scroller
Heat and Run 2022	Est. copies ≈ 744–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$9k before the cut	$10.99	30 reviews Positive	Early AccessStrategy