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How big is Maelstrom?
Estimated owners
≈ 74k–121k
from 3k 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 Maelstrom out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Maelstrom's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.9M–26.4M
best case 123.2M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)
The Battle Royale lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 10.4M copies.

A typical game
≈ 10.4M copies
≈ $120.5M after Steam's cut
from ~301k reviews
Best case
≈ 123.2M copies
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
from 2.7M reviews

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is 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 Survival + Shooter, priced around $30.
  • None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2022. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2017
Est. copies
≈ 93.9M–152.6M
9.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 100M–200M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
2.7M reviews
Mixed
SurvivalShooter +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 3.8M–6.1M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
151k reviews
Very Positive
Psychological HorrorMultiplayer +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 6.2M–10.0M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
203k reviews
Mixed
SurvivalMassively Multiplayer +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 12.4M–20.1M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
469k reviews
Very Positive
MultiplayerParty Game +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 7.5M–12.1M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
301k reviews
Mostly Positive
Battle RoyaleMultiplayer +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 27.9M–45.3M
3.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 100M–200M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
1.1M reviews
Mixed
Free to PlayBattle Royale +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 7.9M–12.9M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$65.3M–$175.6M net $118.8M–$270.2M gross
$29.99
275k reviews
Mostly Positive
Open WorldExtraction Shooter +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 792–1k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
33 reviews
Mostly Negative
Massively MultiplayerFree to Play +6

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