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The realistic ceiling for Twin-stick shooter games

Two honest reads of what Twin-stick shooter games do on Steam: the whole market from a systematic sample, and the games gathered here. Kept separate on purpose.

The market
A typical game sells
≈ 0–20k copies
$0–$47k net, est.
The top decile
≈ 100k–200k copies
$237k–$475k net, est.

Based on the 1275 Twin-stick shooter games SteamSpy lists, its visible subset, not the whole market. Owners are SteamSpy estimates from review counts, not exact sales.

The Twin-stick shooter games gathered on wishvane

Across the 77 Twin-stick shooter games compared here, a typical one runs ≈ 77k copies (est.), with HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition the biggest at ≈ 2.0M. A small, self-selected sample, not the whole market.

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