How much revenue did First Strike make?

An estimated 228k to 614k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did First Strike sell?

Q: How many copies did First Strike sell?

An estimated 69k to 113k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 69k–113k; $228k–$614k net $415k–$945k gross; from 2k 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 First Strike out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including First Strike's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 638k–1.0M

best case 832k (Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic)

The Strategy lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 850k copies.

A typical game

≈ 850k copies

≈ $7.7M after Steam's cut

from ~17k reviews

Best case

≈ 832k copies

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic · ≈ $12.9M after Steam's cut

from 26k 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 Strategy + Simulation, priced around $40.
The games you compared span 2009 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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