How much revenue did BZZZT make?

$97k–$260k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did BZZZT sell?

Q: How many copies did BZZZT sell?

29k to 48k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 29k–48k; $97k–$260k after Steam's cut $176k–$400k before Steam's cut; from 1k 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 BZZZT and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including BZZZT's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 23k–119k

best case 482k (White Knuckle)

Games like BZZZT

A typical game among these

≈ 23k–119k copies

≈ $53k–$405k 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.

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: White Knuckle at ≈ 367k–597k copies, ≈ $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 401 reviews in their first month; the range was 74 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Platformer (5 of 8) and 2D Platformer (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Parkour + First-Person, priced around $17.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2011 to 2025, 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 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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White Knuckle 2025	Est. copies ≈ 367k–597k 12x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.1M before Steam's cut	$16.99	15k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Early AccessParkour
Speed Limit 2021	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $14k–$37k after Steam's cut $25k–$57k before Steam's cut	$9.99	204 reviews Very Positive	ArcadeFast-Paced
Lunistice 2022	Est. copies ≈ 48k–78k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $66k–$178k after Steam's cut $120k–$274k before Steam's cut	$4.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	3D PlatformerFemale Protagonist
Kaze and the Wild Masks 2021	Est. copies ≈ 51k–84k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $141k–$380k after Steam's cut $257k–$584k before Steam's cut	$9.99	2k reviews Very Positive	1990'sOld School
GravNewton 2017	Est. copies ≈ 16k–26k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $45k–$120k after Steam's cut $81k–$184k before Steam's cut	$9.99	471 reviews Mostly Positive	Side ScrollerPrecision Platformer
Electronic Super Joy 2013	Est. copies ≈ 207k–336k 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $455k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $827k–$1.9M before Steam's cut	$7.99	3k reviews Very Positive	PlatformerIndie
SATAZIUS 2011	Est. copies ≈ 21k–33k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $34k–$91k after Steam's cut $62k–$140k before Steam's cut	$5.99	326 reviews Very Positive	Shoot 'Em UpBullet Hell
!AnyWay! 2018	Est. copies ≈ 18k–30k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $10k–$27k after Steam's cut $18k–$41k before Steam's cut	$1.99	599 reviews Mixed	Side ScrollerPrecision Platformer