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How many copies did Bowslinger sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 1k–2k
$2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before the cut
from 31 reviews (Mixed)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Bowslinger out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Bowslinger's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–26k
best case 25k (All-In-One Sports VR)
Games like Bowslinger

The middle of these games

≈ 2k–26k copies

≈ $7k–$66k after Steam's cut

from ~92 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

None of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: All-In-One Sports VR at ≈ 19k–31k copies, ≈ $105k–$282k after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Sports (8 of 8) and VR (8 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with VR + Simulation, priced around $20.
The era
The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, and none of them shipped in the last two years.
How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

All-In-One Sports VR
2023
Est. copies
≈ 19k–31k
8.4x vs typical
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$105k–$282k after Steam's cut $191k–$434k before the cut
$19.99
769 reviews
Very Positive
#Archery
2017
Est. copies
≈ 929–2k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before the cut
$9.99
27 reviews
Mixed
ArcherySports
Child Of Ault
2017
Est. copies
≈ 2k–3k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$4k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$18k before the cut
$9.99
47 reviews
Positive
ActionAdventure
BARDO
2018
Est. copies
≈ 517–840
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before the cut
$9.99
17 reviews
Positive
ArcheryAction
Probably Archery
2014
Est. copies
≈ 22k–36k
4.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$18k–$49k after Steam's cut $33k–$76k before the cut
$2.99
397 reviews
Mixed
Intentionally Awkward ControlsIndie
Presentiment of Death
2023
Est. copies
≈ 2k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$6k–$17k after Steam's cut $12k–$26k before the cut
$14.99
62 reviews
Mostly Positive
ActionSports
Holopoint
2016
Est. copies
≈ 29k–47k
7.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$88k–$237k after Steam's cut $160k–$365k before the cut
$10.99
701 reviews
Very Positive
SportsVR
VR SUPER SPORTS
2017
Est. copies
≈ 4k–7k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$15k–$40k after Steam's cut $27k–$62k before the cut
$12.99
122 reviews
Mixed
SportsAction

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