How much revenue did Calico make?

$436k–$1.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Calico sell?

Q: How many copies did Calico sell?

132k to 215k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 132k–215k; $436k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $793k–$1.8M before the cut; from 5k 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 Calico out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Calico's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 892k–1.3M

best case 1.9M (NEKOPARA Vol. 1)

The Anime genre

All 4 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

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

A typical game

≈ 892k–1.3M copies

≈ $2.3M–$4.3M after Steam's cut

from ~18k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.4M–2.3M copies

NEKOPARA Vol. 1 · ≈ $3.9M–$10.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Anime (2 of 4) and Hentai (2 of 4).
The winners: Winners here lead with Hentai + Anime, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
A Little to the Left 2022	Est. copies ≈ 446k–726k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.9M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.6M before the cut	$14.99	19k reviews Very Positive	PuzzleRelaxing
NEKOPARA Vol. 0 2015	Est. copies ≈ 825k–1.3M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $678k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.8M before the cut	$2.99	18k reviews Very Positive	AnimeNudity
Cat Goes Fishing 2015	Est. copies ≈ 757k–1.2M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.5M–$3.9M after Steam's cut $2.6M–$6.0M before the cut	$6.99	16k reviews Very Positive	FishingCats
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 2014	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.9M–$10.5M after Steam's cut $7.1M–$16.2M before the cut	$9.99	27k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	HentaiAnime