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How many copies did Per Aspera sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 151k–245k
$1.2M–$3.3M net $2.3M–$5.2M gross
from 6k reviews (Mostly Positive)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 126k–869k
best case 882k (War Selection)
The Multiplayer lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 370k copies.

A typical game
≈ 370k copies
≈ $1.6M after Steam's cut
from ~9k reviews
Best case
≈ 882k copies
War Selection
from 23k reviews

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 + Base-Building, priced around $20.
  • The games you compared span 2011 to 2022, 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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