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How big is StarBreak?
Estimated owners
≈ 52k–85k
from 1k 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 StarBreak out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including StarBreak's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–3.2M
best case 7.2M (Dead Cells)
The Pixel Graphics lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.3M copies.

A typical game
≈ 1.3M copies
≈ $8.6M after Steam's cut
from ~40k reviews
Best case
≈ 7.2M copies
Dead Cells · ≈ $70.0M after Steam's cut
from 182k reviews

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are 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 Adventure + Action Roguelike, priced around $25.
  • The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, 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.

Similar games

2024
Est. copies
≈ 852k–1.4M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$4.7M–$12.6M net $8.5M–$19.4M gross
$19.99
36k reviews
Very Positive
Action RoguelikeAction-Adventure +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 971k–1.6M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
40k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Pixel GraphicsBullet Hell +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 5.5M–9.0M
4.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$37.9M–$102.0M net $69.0M–$156.9M gross
$24.99
182k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
AdventureAction Roguelike +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 2.5M–4.0M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
48k reviews
Very Positive
Pixel GraphicsMMORPG +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 16k–26k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$74k–$198k net $134k–$304k gross
$16.99
596 reviews
Mostly Positive
IndieAction +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 3k–4k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$7k–$19k net $13k–$29k gross
$9.99
107 reviews
Mostly Positive
RPGLoot +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 660k–1.1M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.6M–$9.8M net $6.6M–$15.0M gross
$19.99
23k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Rogue-liteAction Roguelike +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 6k–10k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
202 reviews
Mixed
RoguevaniaAction Roguelike +6

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