How much revenue did NEKO ARENA make?

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

How many copies did NEKO ARENA sell?

Q: How many copies did NEKO ARENA sell?

15k to 25k copies, based on its 608 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–25k; $8k–$22k after Steam's cut $15k–$34k before Steam's cut; from 608 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 NEKO ARENA and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including NEKO ARENA's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4k–8k

best case 48k (Hitler Waifu)

Games like NEKO ARENA

A typical game among these

≈ 4k–8k copies

≈ $2k–$7k after Steam's cut

from ~188 reviews

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

2 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Hitler Waifu at ≈ 37k–59k copies, ≈ $10k–$27k after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 79 reviews in their first month; the range was 22 to 296.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Shooter (5 of 8) and Anime (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Arena Shooter, priced around $1. The breakout hits carry Adventure + Arena Shooter + Action; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2018 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 38 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
The Misfits 2018	Est. copies ≈ 10k–16k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	321 reviews Mixed	Free to PlayThird-Person Shooter
Second Wave 2024	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	204 reviews Mixed	Early AccessMultiplayer
Idol VS Furries 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$1.99	84 reviews Very Positive	ActionCasual
Succubus With Guns 2021	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	253 reviews Mixed	Female ProtagonistAnime
Trianga's Project: Battle Splash 2.0 2023	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $783–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$0.99	116 reviews Very Positive	Arena ShooterHero Shooter
Hitler Waifu 2023	Est. copies ≈ 37k–59k 7.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $10k–$27k after Steam's cut $18k–$41k before Steam's cut	$0.99	1k reviews Very Positive	CasualAdventure
The Last of Waifus 2020	Est. copies ≈ 36k–58k 7.7x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $20k–$53k after Steam's cut $36k–$81k before Steam's cut	$1.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	ActionAnime
WAIFU IMPACT 2021	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $7k–$19k after Steam's cut $13k–$29k before Steam's cut	$5.99	171 reviews Very Positive	Sexual ContentHentai