How many copies did VTube Studio sell?

178k to 289k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did VTube Studio make?

VTube Studio is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is VTube Studio?

Estimated owners: ≈ 178k–289k; from 7k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left VTube Studio out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including VTube Studio's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.6M–4.6M

best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)

The Anime genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 3.6M–4.6M copies

≈ $4.6M–$12.3M after Steam's cut

from ~84k reviews

Best case

≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies

Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Anime (5 of 8) and Mature (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5. The breakout hits carry Design & Illustration + Animation & Modeling + Utilities; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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