How much revenue did WastePunk make?

An estimated 560 to 2k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did WastePunk sell?

Q: How many copies did WastePunk sell?

An estimated 408 to 663 copies, based on its 17 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 408–663; $560–$2k net $1k–$2k gross; from 17 reviews (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 WastePunk out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including WastePunk's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.6M–7.7M

best case 55.0M (Rust)

The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 6.2M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 6.2M copies

≈ $48.4M after Steam's cut

from ~126k reviews

Best case

≈ 55.0M copies

Rust · ≈ $850.0M after Steam's cut

from 1.4M reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 4 are breakout hits 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 Survival + Multiplayer, priced around $45.
The breakout hits carry Survival + Multiplayer + Open World; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2009 to 2024, 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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