How much revenue did Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved make?

An estimated 63k to 169k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved sell?

Q: How many copies did Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved sell?

An estimated 57k to 93k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 57k–93k; $63k–$169k net $115k–$261k gross; from 1k 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 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 87k–130k

best case 268k (Rogue: Genesia)

The Action lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 103k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 103k copies

≈ $449k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 268k copies

Rogue: Genesia · ≈ $1.6M after Steam's cut

from 8k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits 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 Action Roguelike + Bullet Hell, priced around $10.
The games you compared span 2010 to 2025, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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