How much revenue did Metal Thunder make?

An estimated 41k to 109k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Metal Thunder sell?

Q: How many copies did Metal Thunder sell?

An estimated 13k to 22k copies, based on its 561 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 13k–22k; $41k–$109k net $74k–$168k gross; from 561 reviews (Mostly 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 Thunder out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Metal Thunder's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 81k–127k

best case 1.8M (Besiege)

The Flight lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 101k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 101k copies

≈ $577k after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.8M copies

Besiege · ≈ $10.6M after Steam's cut

from 53k 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 Space + Action, priced around $25.
The breakout hits carry Simulation + Sandbox + Building; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2017 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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