How much revenue did Aquarium Designer make?

$82k–$220k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Aquarium Designer sell?

Q: How many copies did Aquarium Designer sell?

30k to 48k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 30k–48k; $82k–$220k after Steam's cut $149k–$339k before the cut; from 1k 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 Aquarium Designer out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Aquarium Designer's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 88k–593k

best case 1.4M (ABZU)

The Simulation genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 88k–593k copies

≈ $574k–$2.1M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M–1.8M copies

ABZU · ≈ $6.0M–$16.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (5 of 8) and Underwater (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Underwater + Exploration, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Chillquarium 2023	Est. copies ≈ 199k–323k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $327k–$880k after Steam's cut $595k–$1.4M before the cut	$5.99	8k reviews Very Positive	Creature CollectorIdler
Insaniquarium Deluxe 2006	Est. copies ≈ 350k–569k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $481k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $874k–$2.0M before the cut	$4.99	7k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CasualClassic
Megaquarium 2018	Est. copies ≈ 114k–185k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $784k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before the cut	$24.99	4k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CasualSimulation
Among Ripples 2015	Est. copies ≈ 67k–109k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	1k reviews Mixed	Free to PlaySimulation
Cat Goes Fishing 2015	Est. copies ≈ 757k–1.2M 3.1x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.5M–$3.9M after Steam's cut $2.6M–$6.0M before the cut	$6.99	16k reviews Very Positive	FishingCats
ABZU 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M 5.2x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $6.0M–$16.3M after Steam's cut $11.0M–$25.0M before the cut	$19.99	28k reviews Very Positive	RelaxingAtmospheric
Ultimate Fishing® Simulator 2 2025	Est. copies ≈ 54k–87k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $295k–$793k after Steam's cut $536k–$1.2M before the cut	$19.99	2k reviews Mixed	FishingSimulation
Microcosmum: survival of cells 2015	Est. copies ≈ 66k–107k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $145k–$389k after Steam's cut $263k–$598k before the cut	$7.99	1k reviews Very Positive	RTSAtmospheric