How much revenue did DEEMO -Reborn- make?

$570k–$1.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did DEEMO -Reborn- sell?

Q: How many copies did DEEMO -Reborn- sell?

83k to 135k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 83k–135k; $570k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.4M before Steam's cut; from 3k 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 DEEMO -Reborn- and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including DEEMO -Reborn-'s, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 357k–523k

best case 921k (AudioSurf)

Games like DEEMO -Reborn-

A typical game among these

≈ 357k–523k copies

≈ $1.3M–$2.6M after Steam's cut

from ~7k reviews

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

5 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: AudioSurf at ≈ 702k–1.1M copies, ≈ $1.9M–$5.2M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Rhythm (8 of 8) and Music (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Music + Rhythm, priced around $10.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2008 to 2022, and none of them 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 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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AudioSurf 2008	Est. copies ≈ 702k–1.1M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.9M–$5.2M after Steam's cut $3.5M–$8.0M before Steam's cut	$9.99	11k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MusicRhythm
Audiosurf 2 2015	Est. copies ≈ 295k–480k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before Steam's cut	$14.99	6k reviews Very Positive	MusicRhythm
Chime 2010	Est. copies ≈ 50k–81k too small to compare SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $68k–$183k after Steam's cut $124k–$282k before Steam's cut	$4.99	785 reviews Very Positive	CasualPuzzle
140 2013	Est. copies ≈ 297k–483k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $408k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $741k–$1.7M before Steam's cut	$4.99	5k reviews Very Positive	PlatformerIndie
Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians 2013	Est. copies ≈ 75k–122k too small to compare SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $206k–$555k after Steam's cut $375k–$854k before Steam's cut	$9.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	IndieMusic
Melatonin 2022	Est. copies ≈ 203k–330k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $838k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.5M before Steam's cut	$14.99	8k reviews Very Positive	RhythmIndie
LUMINES REMASTERED 2018	Est. copies ≈ 24k–39k too small to compare SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $99k–$267k after Steam's cut $180k–$410k before Steam's cut	$14.99	791 reviews Very Positive	PuzzleCasual
Onde 2022	Est. copies ≈ 9k–14k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $34k–$92k after Steam's cut $62k–$142k before Steam's cut	$13.99	359 reviews Very Positive	AtmosphericRhythm