How much revenue did ProtoCorgi make?

$8k–$22k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did ProtoCorgi sell?

Q: How many copies did ProtoCorgi sell?

4k to 7k copies, based on its 174 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–7k; $8k–$22k after Steam's cut $15k–$34k before Steam's cut; from 174 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 ProtoCorgi and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ProtoCorgi's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 54k–96k

best case 110k (HYPER DEMON)

Games like ProtoCorgi

A typical game among these

≈ 54k–96k copies

≈ $128k–$367k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

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

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: HYPER DEMON at ≈ 84k–136k copies, ≈ $345k–$928k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 792 reviews in their first month; the range was 1 to 871.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Bullet Hell (7 of 8) and Arcade (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FPS + Arena Shooter, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2011 to 2024, 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 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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Titan Attacks! 2012	Est. copies ≈ 62k–100k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $170k–$457k after Steam's cut $309k–$702k before Steam's cut	$9.99	978 reviews Very Positive	Arena ShooterSide Scroller
Will Glow the Wisp 2017	Est. copies ≈ 58k–94k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $31k–$85k after Steam's cut $57k–$130k before Steam's cut	$1.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Side ScrollerBullet Hell
KILL KNIGHT 2024	Est. copies ≈ 51k–82k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $209k–$561k after Steam's cut $380k–$864k before Steam's cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	StylizedBullet Hell
HYPER DEMON 2022	Est. copies ≈ 84k–136k 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $345k–$928k after Steam's cut $628k–$1.4M before Steam's cut	$14.99	3k reviews Very Positive	FPSArena Shooter
QP Shooting - Dangerous!! 2014	Est. copies ≈ 29k–47k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $64k–$171k after Steam's cut $116k–$263k before Steam's cut	$7.99	517 reviews Very Positive	Bullet HellShoot 'Em Up
Waves 2011	Est. copies ≈ 99k–161k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Bullet HellShoot 'Em Up
Rise & Shine 2017	Est. copies ≈ 31k–51k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $86k–$231k after Steam's cut $156k–$356k before Steam's cut	$9.99	910 reviews Mixed	Side Scroller2D Platformer
Anaphora 2023	Est. copies ≈ 397–645 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $545–$1k after Steam's cut $991–$2k before Steam's cut	$4.99	16 reviews Positive	Arena ShooterAction Roguelike