How much revenue did Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition make?

$1.1M–$2.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition 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; $1.1M–$2.9M after Steam's cut $2.0M–$4.5M before Steam's cut; from 5k 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 Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–2k

best case 7k (Starters Orders 7 Horse Racing)

Games like Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition

A typical game among these

≈ 1k–2k copies

≈ $7k–$11k after Steam's cut

from ~44 reviews

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

None of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Starters Orders 7 Horse Racing at ≈ 5k–8k copies, ≈ $49k–$132k after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

The games that made it here had under 40 reviews in their first month.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Immersive Sim (7 of 8) and Racing (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horses + Simulation, priced around $35. The breakout hits carry Grand Strategy + Strategy + Realistic; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2019 to 2025, and 3 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 36 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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Horse Farm Simulator 2025	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $7k–$15k before Steam's cut	$9.99	54 reviews Mixed	SimulationCasual
Starters Orders 7 Horse Racing 2019	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k 4.0x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $49k–$132k after Steam's cut $89k–$203k before Steam's cut	$34.99	177 reviews Mostly Positive	HorsesSimulation
Horse Riding Deluxe 2 2021	Est. copies ≈ 942–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$14k after Steam's cut $9k–$21k before Steam's cut	$19.99	38 reviews Mixed	HorsesExploration
Tap Derby: Horse Racing 2025	Est. copies ≈ 942–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$4.99	38 reviews Positive	SimulationHorses
Horse Riding Deluxe 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $7k–$19k after Steam's cut $13k–$29k before Steam's cut	$19.99	45 reviews Mostly Positive	HorsesExploration
Die drei Freunde von der Reitschule 2020	Est. copies ≈ 248–403 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $204–$548 after Steam's cut $371–$843 before Steam's cut	$2.99	10 reviews Positive	CasualRacing
Day at the Races 2023	Est. copies ≈ 248–403 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $340–$915 after Steam's cut $619–$1k before Steam's cut	$4.99	10 reviews Mostly Positive	RacingSimulation
Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition 2025	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $6k–$16k after Steam's cut $11k–$25k before Steam's cut	$19.99	44 reviews Positive	SportsSimulation