How much revenue did METAL SLUG 3 make?

An estimated 1.0M to 2.8M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did METAL SLUG 3 sell?

Q: How many copies did METAL SLUG 3 sell?

An estimated 471k to 765k copies, based on its 9k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 471k–765k; $1.0M–$2.8M net $1.9M–$4.3M gross; from 9k 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 METAL SLUG 3 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including METAL SLUG 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 877k–1.4M

best case 2.3M (Street Fighter V)

The Action lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 1.2M copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.2M copies

≈ $8.2M after Steam's cut

from ~19k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.3M copies

Street Fighter V · ≈ $17.9M after Steam's cut

from 44k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit 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 Fighting + Action, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry 2D Fighter + Competitive + e-sports; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2006 to 2020, 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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