How much revenue did Haiku, the Robot make?

$489k–$1.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Haiku, the Robot sell?

Q: How many copies did Haiku, the Robot sell?

89k to 144k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 89k–144k; $489k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $888k–$2.0M before Steam's cut; from 4k 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 Haiku, the Robot and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Haiku, the Robot's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4k–6k

best case 916k (SteamWorld Dig)

Games like Haiku, the Robot

A typical game among these

≈ 4k–6k copies

≈ $21k–$39k after Steam's cut

from ~159 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: SteamWorld Dig at ≈ 698k–1.1M copies, ≈ $1.9M–$5.2M 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 65 reviews in their first month; the range was 21 to 131.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Metroidvania (8 of 8) and Platformer (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania, priced around $18. The breakout hits carry Adventure; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: 4 of the 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this genre is actively shipping.

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 79 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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SteamWorld Dig 2013	Est. copies ≈ 698k–1.1M 69x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.9M–$5.2M after Steam's cut $3.5M–$7.9M before Steam's cut	$9.99	11k reviews Very Positive	PlatformerMining
Robot Wants It All 2019	Est. copies ≈ 6k–9k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $31k–$83k after Steam's cut $56k–$128k before Steam's cut	$19.99	196 reviews Very Positive	ActionIndie
Feudal Alloy 2019	Est. copies ≈ 28k–46k 6.1x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $131k–$353k after Steam's cut $239k–$543k before Steam's cut	$16.99	975 reviews Mostly Positive	IndieAction
Trash Quest 2021	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$10k before Steam's cut	$2.99	122 reviews Very Positive	Metroidvania2D Platformer
Super Roboy 2025	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $15k–$39k after Steam's cut $26k–$60k before Steam's cut	$14.99	142 reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaExploration
The Mobius Machine 2024	Est. copies ≈ 12k–20k 3.1x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $67k–$181k after Steam's cut $123k–$279k before Steam's cut	$19.99	495 reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaExploration
ReSetna 2025	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $18k–$48k after Steam's cut $33k–$74k before Steam's cut	$14.99	176 reviews Very Positive	IndieMetroidvania
Zexion 2025	Est. copies ≈ 14k–23k 3.6x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $78k–$210k after Steam's cut $142k–$324k before Steam's cut	$19.99	574 reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaSci-fi