How much revenue did The Ascent make?

An estimated 5.0M to 13.4M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Ascent sell?

Q: How many copies did The Ascent sell?

An estimated 604k to 982k copies, based on its 24k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 604k–982k; $5.0M–$13.4M net $9.1M–$20.6M gross; from 24k 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 The Ascent out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Ascent's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 24k–91k

best case 423k (Yet Another Zombie Survivors)

The Action lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 52k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 52k copies

≈ $219k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Best case

≈ 423k copies

Yet Another Zombie Survivors · ≈ $2.4M after Steam's cut

from 13k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit 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 Early Access + Action Roguelike, priced around $15.
The breakout hits carry Arcade + Action Roguelike + Bullet Hell; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2016 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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