How much revenue did Lightning Katana make?

An estimated 1k to 4k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Lightning Katana sell?

Q: How many copies did Lightning Katana sell?

An estimated 648 to 1k copies, based on its 27 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 648–1k; $1k–$4k net $3k–$6k gross; from 27 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 Lightning Katana out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Lightning Katana's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.6M–4.5M

best case 8.2M (ULTRAKILL)

The Fast-Paced lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 2.3M copies.

A typical game

≈ 2.3M copies

≈ $33.4M after Steam's cut

from ~66k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.2M copies

ULTRAKILL · ≈ $94.7M after Steam's cut

from 236k reviews

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is too small to compare.

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 Boomer Shooter + Fast-Paced, priced around $30.
The games you compared span 2007 to 2025, 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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