How much revenue did Onward make?

An estimated 1.5M to 4.1M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Onward sell?

Q: How many copies did Onward sell?

An estimated 223k to 363k copies, based on its 9k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 223k–363k; $1.5M–$4.1M net $2.8M–$6.3M gross; from 9k reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.1M–4.6M

best case 52.2M (War Thunder)

The VR lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 3.6M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 3.6M copies

≈ $56.3M after Steam's cut

from ~88k reviews

Best case

≈ 52.2M copies

War Thunder

from 765k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

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 Free to Play + Simulation, priced around $30.
The breakout hits carry Vehicular Combat + World War II + Flight; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2021, 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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