How much revenue did The Phoenix Initiative make?

An estimated 475 to 1k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Phoenix Initiative sell?

Q: How many copies did The Phoenix Initiative sell?

An estimated 288 to 468 copies, based on its 12 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 288–468; $475–$1k net $863–$2k gross; from 12 reviews (Mixed)

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 The Phoenix Initiative out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Phoenix Initiative's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 814–11k

best case 28k (Section 13)

The Top-Down Shooter lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 2k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 2k copies

≈ $10k after Steam's cut

from ~78 reviews

Best case

≈ 28k copies

Section 13 · ≈ $219k after Steam's cut

from 898 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 Dark + Top-Down Shooter, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2018 to 2025, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Gold ($250k–$1M). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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