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How many copies did POLARIS™ sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 2k–3k
$10k–$28k net $19k–$43k gross
from 79 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 POLARIS™ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including POLARIS™'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 271k–4.4M
best case 36.2M (HELLDIVERS™ 2)
The Extraction Shooter lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.1M copies.

A typical game
≈ 1.1M copies
≈ $37.6M after Steam's cut
from ~34k reviews
Best case
≈ 36.2M copies
HELLDIVERS™ 2 · ≈ $559.5M after Steam's cut
from 1.1M 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 Online Co-Op + PvE, priced around $40.
  • 4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2026
Est. copies
≈ 140k–228k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
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6k reviews
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MultiplayerExtraction Shooter +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 188k–306k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.0M–$2.8M net $1.9M–$4.3M gross
$19.99
8k reviews
Very Positive
Social DeductionHeist +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.8M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
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Free
45k reviews
Mixed
Extraction ShooterSurvival +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 557k–905k
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
23k reviews
Overwhelmingly Negative
MultiplayerZombies +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 27.6M–44.8M
34x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$303.4M–$815.6M net $551.6M–$1254.8M gross
$39.99
1.1M reviews
Mostly Positive
Online Co-OpPvE +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 7.9M–12.9M
8.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$65.3M–$175.6M net $118.8M–$270.2M gross
$29.99
275k reviews
Mostly Positive
Open WorldExtraction Shooter +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 213k–345k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$1.3M–$3.5M net $2.3M–$5.3M gross
$21.99
9k reviews
Mostly Positive
Extraction ShooterRealistic +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 1.9M–3.0M
2.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$20.4M–$54.8M net $37.0M–$84.3M gross
$39.99
77k reviews
Mostly Positive
Early AccessOnline Co-Op +6

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