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Rivals of Aether vs Wallpaper Engine

Reviews on Steam

Wallpaper Engine

27.8× more reviews

Critical reception

Wallpaper Engine

2.1pp gap

Cheaper at launch

Wallpaper Engine

$25.00 cheaper

Estimated sales (median)

Wallpaper Engine

11.7× more units (white-box estimate)

More recent

Wallpaper Engine

1 years apart

A

Rivals of Aether

2017 · Indie

Aether Studios · Aether Studios

Reviews
32,921
Positive
96%
Launch price
$29.99
Engine
n/a
Sales (median)
3.1M
Net rev
$53.6M
B

Wallpaper Engine

2018 · Casual

Wallpaper Engine Team · Wallpaper Engine Team

Reviews
914,881
Positive
98%
Launch price
$4.99
Engine
n/a
Sales (median)
36.6M
Net rev
$104.3M

Tag overlap

15% shared , 3 shared tags, 17 only on Rivals of Aether, 17 only on Wallpaper Engine.

Only Rivals of Aether

Fighting2D FighterMultiplayerPixel GraphicsLocal MultiplayerCompetitivePlatformerGames WorkshopModdable2DGreat Soundtrack4 Player LocalControllerArcadeBeat 'em upRetroGameMaker

Shared

IndieActionSingleplayer

Only Wallpaper Engine

MatureUtilitiesAnimeSoftwareDesign & IllustrationAnimation & ModelingFirst-PersonNSFWMemesCuteFunnyEarly AccessPhoto EditingSandboxHorrorGamingGame Development

Sales estimates

Both estimates use the same vv1.0 multi-factor Boxleiter method. Click "How is this calculated?" on either to see the per-factor breakdown.

Sales estimate

vv1.0

1.9M to 4.4M

units (median: 3.1M)

≈ $32.1M to $75.0M net revenue (Steam cut + refunds + regional discount applied)

1.9Mmedian4.4M

Sales estimate

vv1.0

22.0M to 51.2M

units (median: 36.6M)

≈ $62.6M to $146.0M net revenue (Steam cut + refunds + regional discount applied)

22.0Mmedian51.2M

How comparison pages work

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