How much revenue did Nuclear Throne make?

An estimated 3.0M to 8.1M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Nuclear Throne sell?

Q: How many copies did Nuclear Throne sell?

An estimated 912k to 1.5M copies, based on its 20k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 912k–1.5M; $3.0M–$8.1M net $5.5M–$12.4M gross; from 20k 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 Throne out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Nuclear Throne's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.2M–7.5M

best case 28.3M (The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth)

The Pixel Graphics lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 4.0M copies.

A typical game

≈ 4.0M copies

≈ $23.5M after Steam's cut

from ~88k reviews

Best case

≈ 28.3M copies

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth · ≈ $163.8M after Steam's cut

from 414k 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 Action Roguelike + Rogue-like, priced around $15.
The games you compared span 2012 to 2022, 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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