How much revenue did Lemon Cake make?

$211k–$568k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Lemon Cake sell?

Q: How many copies did Lemon Cake sell?

51k to 83k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 51k–83k; $211k–$568k after Steam's cut $384k–$873k before the cut; from 2k 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 Lemon Cake out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Lemon Cake's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.5M–3.0M

best case 5.3M (DAVE THE DIVER)

Games like Lemon Cake

The middle of these games

≈ 1.5M–3.0M copies

≈ $14.2M–$27.7M after Steam's cut

from ~67k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: DAVE THE DIVER at ≈ 4.0M–6.5M copies, ≈ $22.1M–$59.4M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 21k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 16k to 44k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (7 of 8) and Farming Sim (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Management + Exploration, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, and 2 of your 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 52 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
DAVE THE DIVER 2023	Est. copies ≈ 4.0M–6.5M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $22.1M–$59.4M after Steam's cut $40.2M–$91.5M before the cut	$19.99	162k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Pixel GraphicsCasual
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator 2022	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $6.1M–$16.4M after Steam's cut $11.1M–$25.2M before the cut	$19.99	45k reviews Very Positive	CraftingSingleplayer
Farming Simulator 17 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.4M–$12.0M after Steam's cut $8.1M–$18.4M before the cut	$14.99	26k reviews Very Positive	Farming Sim Simulation
Farming Simulator 25 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $11.9M–$31.9M after Steam's cut $21.6M–$49.1M before the cut	$29.99	58k reviews Very Positive	Simulation Farming Sim
Manor Lords 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2.3M–3.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $24.9M–$67.0M after Steam's cut $45.3M–$103.1M before the cut	$39.99	91k reviews Very Positive	StrategyCity Builder
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm 2023	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–2.0M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $8.3M–$22.2M after Steam's cut $15.0M–$34.2M before the cut	$24.99	48k reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationMultiplayer
Farming Simulator 19 2018	Est. copies ≈ 2.3M–3.8M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $11.5M–$30.9M after Steam's cut $20.9M–$47.5M before the cut	$17.99	76k reviews Very Positive	Simulation Farming Sim
Farming Simulator 22 2021	Est. copies ≈ 2.3M–3.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $12.6M–$34.0M after Steam's cut $23.0M–$52.3M before the cut	$19.99	93k reviews Very Positive	Simulation Farming Sim