How much revenue did First Cut: Samurai Duel make?

An estimated 116k to 312k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did First Cut: Samurai Duel sell?

Q: How many copies did First Cut: Samurai Duel sell?

An estimated 47k to 76k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 47k–76k; $116k–$312k net $211k–$481k gross; from 2k 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 First Cut: Samurai Duel out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including First Cut: Samurai Duel's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 62k–161k

best case 462k (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge)

The Side Scroller lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 110k copies.

A typical game

≈ 110k copies

≈ $730k after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 462k copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge · ≈ $4.5M after Steam's cut

from 15k 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 Beat 'em up + Multiplayer, priced around $25.
The games you compared span 2018 to 2025, 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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