How much revenue did Cold Waters make?

An estimated 1.8M to 4.8M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cold Waters sell?

Q: How many copies did Cold Waters sell?

An estimated 162k to 264k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 162k–264k; $1.8M–$4.8M net $3.2M–$7.4M gross; from 5k 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 Cold Waters out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cold Waters's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 156k–218k

best case 7.0M (World of Warships)

The Naval lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 178k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 178k copies

≈ $2.5M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.0M copies

World of Warships

from 155k 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 + Naval Combat, priced around $32.
The breakout hits carry Free to Play + Tactical + Online Co-Op; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2008 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.

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