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How many copies did Aqua Fish sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 2k–4k
$1k–$4k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before the cut
from 70 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 Aqua Fish out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Aqua Fish's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–130k
best case 563k (Zuma Deluxe)
Games like Aqua Fish

The middle of these games

≈ 2k–130k copies

≈ $1k–$185k after Steam's cut

from ~72 reviews

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

3 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Zuma Deluxe at ≈ 429k–697k copies, ≈ $588k–$1.6M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Arcade (8 of 8) and Match 3 (8 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Match 3 + Puzzle, priced around $5.
The era
The games you compared span 2006 to 2022, 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Gem Forge
2016
Est. copies
≈ 3k–5k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$793–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before the cut
$0.99
70 reviews
Very Positive
CasualIndie
Zuma Deluxe
2006
Est. copies
≈ 429k–697k
95x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$588k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.4M before the cut
$4.99
7k reviews
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Match 3Puzzle
Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy
2015
Est. copies
≈ 4k–6k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$9k–$24k after Steam's cut $16k–$36k before the cut
$8.99
73 reviews
Very Positive
IndieAction
Zuma's Revenge!
2009
Est. copies
≈ 222k–361k
49x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$305k–$820k after Steam's cut $555k–$1.3M before the cut
$4.99
4k reviews
Very Positive
CasualAction
Artifact Quest 2 - Match 3 Puzzle
2017
Est. copies
≈ 2k–3k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$4k–$10k after Steam's cut $7k–$15k before the cut
$6.99
55 reviews
Very Positive
Match 3Casual
Burger Patrol
2022
Est. copies
≈ 719–1k
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Est. revenue
$591–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$2k before the cut
$2.99
29 reviews
Positive
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Intergalactic Bubbles
2015
Est. copies
≈ 58k–95k
17x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$32k–$86k after Steam's cut $58k–$132k before the cut
$1.99
1k reviews
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Otteretto
2022
Est. copies
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SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$653–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before the cut
$2.99
32 reviews
Positive
Match 3Puzzle

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