How much revenue did Nuclear Option make?

An estimated 1.3M to 3.5M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Nuclear Option sell?

Q: How many copies did Nuclear Option sell?

An estimated 236k to 383k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 236k–383k; $1.3M–$3.5M net $2.4M–$5.4M gross; from 10k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Option out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Nuclear Option's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 785k–1.6M

best case 24.5M (BeamNG.drive)

The Sandbox lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.2M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.2M copies

≈ $12.5M after Steam's cut

from ~29k reviews

Best case

≈ 24.5M copies

BeamNG.drive · ≈ $236.9M after Steam's cut

from 403k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

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 Simulation + Driving, priced around $25.
The breakout hits carry Driving + Automobile Sim + Realistic; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, 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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