How much revenue did Star Drift Evolution make?

$26k–$71k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Star Drift Evolution sell?

Q: How many copies did Star Drift Evolution sell?

6k to 10k copies, based on its 259 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 6k–10k; $26k–$71k after Steam's cut $48k–$110k before the cut; from 259 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 Star Drift Evolution out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Star Drift Evolution's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 784k–2.4M

best case 12.8M (Assetto Corsa)

Games like Star Drift Evolution

The middle of these games

≈ 784k–2.4M copies

≈ $7.1M–$26.5M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Assetto Corsa at ≈ 9.7M–15.8M copies, ≈ $53.5M–$143.9M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Racing (8 of 8) and Automobile Sim (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Racing + Automobile Sim, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2021, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Assetto Corsa 2014	Est. copies ≈ 9.7M–15.8M 8.6x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $53.5M–$143.9M after Steam's cut $97.3M–$221.4M before the cut	$19.99	174k reviews Very Positive	RacingAutomobile Sim
Project CARS 2015	Est. copies ≈ 705k–1.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	14k reviews Mostly Positive	RacingSimulation
Torque Drift 2021	Est. copies ≈ 316k–514k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	13k reviews Mostly Positive	Free to PlayRacing
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition 2008	Est. copies ≈ 489k–795k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.7M–$7.2M after Steam's cut $4.9M–$11.1M before the cut	$19.99	8k reviews Very Positive	Combat RacingRacing
FlatOut 2 2006	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.8M–$10.3M after Steam's cut $7.0M–$15.9M before the cut	$9.99	22k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RacingCombat Racing
Project CARS 2 2017	Est. copies ≈ 634k–1.0M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	18k reviews Very Positive	RacingDriving
CarX Drift Racing Online 2017	Est. copies ≈ 3.1M–5.0M 4.4x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $14.3M–$38.6M after Steam's cut $26.1M–$59.3M before the cut	$16.99	89k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RacingPhysics
Wreckfest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.0M 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $10.4M–$28.0M after Steam's cut $18.9M–$43.0M before the cut	$29.99	41k reviews Very Positive	RacingDestruction