How much revenue did Lake make?

$790k–$2.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Lake sell?

Q: How many copies did Lake sell?

144k to 234k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 144k–234k; $790k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.3M before the cut; from 6k 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 Lake out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Lake's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 465–26k

best case 196k (LOST EMBER)

The Walking Simulator genre

2 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game

≈ 465–26k copies

≈ $2k–$195k after Steam's cut

from ~39 reviews

Best case

≈ 149k–242k copies

LOST EMBER · ≈ $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Walking Simulator (6 of 8) and Cozy (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Exploration + Story Rich, priced around $30.
The era: 5 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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

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