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How big is Special Tactics?
Estimated owners
≈ 5k–8k
from 129 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 Special Tactics out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Special Tactics's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 643k–1.1M
best case 2.5M (Minion Masters)
The Strategy lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 808k copies.

A typical game
≈ 808k copies
≈ $3.8M after Steam's cut
from ~18k reviews
Best case
≈ 2.5M copies
Minion Masters
from 65k reviews

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 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 PvE + Trading Card Game, priced around $15.
  • The games you compared span 2015 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

2016
Est. copies
≈ 641k–1.0M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.3M–$6.2M net $4.2M–$9.5M gross
$12.99
16k reviews
Very Positive
ManagementMining +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 1.9M–3.1M
3.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
65k reviews
Very Positive
PvETrading Card Game +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 18k–30k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$127k–$341k net $231k–$525k gross
$24.99
699 reviews
Mostly Positive
WarSingleplayer +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 39k–64k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$119k–$319k net $216k–$491k gross
$10.99
1k reviews
Mostly Positive
Turn-Based TacticsStrategy +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 156k–253k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$643k–$1.7M net $1.2M–$2.7M gross
$14.99
6k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyTurn-Based +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 591k–961k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
13k reviews
Mostly Positive
BasketballSports +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 456k–741k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$1.9M–$5.1M net $3.4M–$7.8M gross
$14.99
19k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyMechs +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 941k–1.5M
2.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$15.5M–$41.7M net $28.2M–$64.2M gross
$59.99
39k reviews
Mixed
SingleplayerStrategy +6

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