How much revenue did Star Control I and II make?

An estimated 6k to 17k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Star Control I and II sell?

Q: How many copies did Star Control I and II sell?

An estimated 6k to 10k copies, based on its 172 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 6k–10k; $6k–$17k net $12k–$27k gross; from 172 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 Star Control I and II out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Star Control I and II's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 137k–497k

best case 1.1M (Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront)

The Top-Down Shooter lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 235k copies.

A typical game

≈ 235k copies

≈ $826k after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M copies

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront · ≈ $14.4M after Steam's cut

from 33k 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 World War II + Historical, priced around $35.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, 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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