How much revenue did Scars Above make?

$705k–$1.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Scars Above sell?

Q: How many copies did Scars Above sell?

85k to 139k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 85k–139k; $705k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before the cut; from 4k 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 Scars Above out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Scars Above's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 19.2M–28.2M

best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)

The Female Protagonist genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 19.2M–28.2M copies

≈ $131.7M–$255.1M after Steam's cut

from ~432k reviews

Best case

≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies

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

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Female Protagonist (3 of 8) and Open World (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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