How much revenue did Desktop Magic Engine make?

$23k–$62k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Desktop Magic Engine sell?

Q: How many copies did Desktop Magic Engine sell?

21k to 34k copies, based on its 794 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 21k–34k; $23k–$62k after Steam's cut $42k–$95k before the cut; from 794 reviews (Mostly 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 Desktop Magic Engine out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Desktop Magic Engine's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 451k–2.1M

best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)

The Utilities genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

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

A typical game

≈ 451k–2.1M copies

≈ $3.5M–$5.2M after Steam's cut

from ~16k reviews

Best case

≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies

Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Utilities (5 of 8) and Design & Illustration (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5. The breakout hits carry Mature + Anime + First-Person; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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