How much revenue did Game Studio Simulator（我要做游戏） make?

$3k–$8k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Game Studio Simulator（我要做游戏） sell?

Q: How many copies did Game Studio Simulator（我要做游戏） sell?

5k to 8k copies, based on its 180 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–8k; $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before Steam's cut; from 180 reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Game Studio Simulator（我要做游戏） and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Game Studio Simulator（我要做游戏）'s, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–1.7M

best case 5.2M (Goat Simulator)

Games like Game Studio Simulator（我要做游戏）

A typical game among these

≈ 1.1M–1.7M copies

≈ $6.1M–$9.7M after Steam's cut

from ~32k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Goat Simulator at ≈ 3.9M–6.4M copies, ≈ $10.8M–$29.1M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Simulation (8 of 8) and Sandbox (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Sandbox + Physics + Destruction; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2025, and 1 of the 8 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 70 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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Who's Your Daddy?! 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $3.7M–$9.8M after Steam's cut $6.6M–$15.1M before Steam's cut	$9.99	32k reviews Mostly Positive	FunnyMultiplayer
Goat Simulator 2014	Est. copies ≈ 3.9M–6.4M 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $10.8M–$29.1M after Steam's cut $19.7M–$44.7M before Steam's cut	$9.99	70k reviews Very Positive	SimulationFunny
Besiege 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.1M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.5M–$14.7M after Steam's cut $9.9M–$22.6M before Steam's cut	$14.99	53k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SimulationSandbox
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Beholder 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.0M–$13.4M after Steam's cut $9.1M–$20.6M before Steam's cut	$13.99	31k reviews Very Positive	Dystopian Choices Matter
Graveyard Keeper 2018	Est. copies ≈ 1.7M–2.8M 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $9.4M–$25.2M after Steam's cut $17.1M–$38.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	56k reviews Very Positive	Pixel GraphicsCrafting
Chinese Parents 2018	Est. copies ≈ 823k–1.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.3M–$6.1M after Steam's cut $4.1M–$9.3M before Steam's cut	$9.99	27k reviews Very Positive	Life SimPsychological Horror