How much revenue did Way of the Hunter make?

$2.3M–$6.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Way of the Hunter sell?

Q: How many copies did Way of the Hunter sell?

281k to 457k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 281k–457k; $2.3M–$6.2M after Steam's cut $4.2M–$9.6M before Steam's cut; from 11k 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 Way of the Hunter and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Way of the Hunter's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 26k–63k

best case 2.3M (Far Cry® Primal)

Games like Way of the Hunter

A typical game among these

≈ 26k–63k copies

≈ $139k–$224k after Steam's cut

from ~1k 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: Far Cry® Primal at ≈ 1.7M–2.8M copies, ≈ $14.2M–$38.2M 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 213 reviews in their first month; the range was 7 to 489.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Open World (5 of 8) and Exploration (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Shooter + Underwater, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Multiplayer + Underwater + Team-Based; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 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 70 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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Depth 2014	Est. copies ≈ 1.8M–3.0M 32x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $10.1M–$27.3M after Steam's cut $18.4M–$42.0M before Steam's cut	$19.99	33k reviews Very Positive	ShooterMultiplayer
Far Cry® Primal 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.7M–2.8M 40x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $14.2M–$38.2M after Steam's cut $25.9M–$58.8M before Steam's cut	$29.99	41k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldSurvival
Prehistoric Hunt 2020	Est. copies ≈ 20k–32k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $97k–$261k after Steam's cut $176k–$401k before Steam's cut	$17.99	791 reviews Very Positive	Early AccessDinosaurs
Shark Attack Deathmatch 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 54k–88k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $74k–$200k after Steam's cut $135k–$308k before Steam's cut	$4.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	HorrorArena Shooter
Hunting Simulator 2 2020	Est. copies ≈ 29k–47k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $321k–$864k after Steam's cut $584k–$1.3M before Steam's cut	$39.99	1k reviews Mixed	ActionHunting
Skinwalker Hunt 2022	Est. copies ≈ 22k–35k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $77k–$208k after Steam's cut $141k–$320k before Steam's cut	$12.99	873 reviews Very Positive	Survival Horror Horror
Squirrel Stapler 2023	Est. copies ≈ 59k–96k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $130k–$348k after Steam's cut $236k–$536k before Steam's cut	$7.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	HorrorHunting
Taora : Survival 2024	Est. copies ≈ 10k–17k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $40k–$108k after Steam's cut $73k–$166k before Steam's cut	$13.99	421 reviews Mixed	Early AccessExploration