How much revenue did Darkanoid make?

$1k–$4k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Darkanoid sell?

Q: How many copies did Darkanoid sell?

2k to 3k copies, based on its 65 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut; from 65 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 Darkanoid and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Darkanoid's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 668–1k

best case 6k (Star Wars™ Pinball VR)

Games like Darkanoid

A typical game among these

≈ 668–1k copies

≈ $1k–$10k after Steam's cut

from ~37 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: Star Wars™ Pinball VR at ≈ 5k–8k copies, ≈ $34k–$90k 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 24 reviews in their first month; the range was 1 to 102.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Arcade (8 of 8) and Pinball (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Pinball, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Sci-fi + 3D + Simulation; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2026, and 2 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 70 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
Piwall 2018	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	37 reviews Mixed	Free to PlayCasual
Space Block Buster 2022	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	41 reviews Positive	VRArcade
Deep Under the Sky 2014	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $9k–$24k after Steam's cut $17k–$38k before Steam's cut	$9.99	59 reviews Mixed	ArcadePhysics
Star Wars™ Pinball VR 2021	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k 5.3x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $34k–$90k after Steam's cut $61k–$139k before Steam's cut	$24.99	197 reviews Mixed	SimulationPinball
Things That Bounce and Explode 2021	Est. copies ≈ 546–887 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $599–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$2k before Steam's cut	$3.99	22 reviews Positive	ActionArcade
Pinball Lockdown 2020	Est. copies ≈ 471–766 SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $776–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$5.99	19 reviews Mixed	Early AccessPinball
Pinball Breeze 2025	Est. copies ≈ 422–685 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$9.99	17 reviews Positive	CasualIndie
Racket Pinball 2026	Est. copies ≈ 992–2k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $5k–$15k after Steam's cut $10k–$23k before Steam's cut	$19.99	40 reviews Positive	Early AccessPinball