How much revenue did Florida Simulator 1986 make?

$733–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Florida Simulator 1986 sell?

Q: How many copies did Florida Simulator 1986 sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 54 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $733–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut; from 54 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 Florida Simulator 1986 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Florida Simulator 1986's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–6.5M

best case 8.0M (ULTRAKILL)

Games like Florida Simulator 1986

A typical game among these

≈ 1.1M–6.5M copies

≈ $11.2M–$75.2M after Steam's cut

from ~35k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: ULTRAKILL at ≈ 6.1M–9.9M copies, ≈ $50.2M–$134.8M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 11k reviews in their first month; the range was 2k to 18k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Hack and Slash (6 of 8) and Spectacle fighter (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Boomer Shooter + Fast-Paced, priced around $30.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2023, and none of them 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).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
ULTRAKILL 2020	Est. copies ≈ 6.1M–9.9M 7.1x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $50.2M–$134.8M after Steam's cut $91.2M–$207.4M before Steam's cut	$29.99	245k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Boomer ShooterFast-Paced
DmC: Devil May Cry 2013	Est. copies ≈ 2.1M–3.4M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $17.3M–$46.4M after Steam's cut $31.4M–$71.4M before Steam's cut	$29.99	33k reviews Very Positive	ActionHack and Slash
Moonlighter 2018	Est. copies ≈ 747k–1.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $4.1M–$11.0M after Steam's cut $7.5M–$17.0M before Steam's cut	$19.99	25k reviews Very Positive	Hack and SlashPixel Graphics
Hi-Fi RUSH 2023	Est. copies ≈ 893k–1.5M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $7.4M–$19.8M after Steam's cut $13.4M–$30.5M before Steam's cut	$29.99	36k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RhythmAction
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE 2014	Est. copies ≈ 5.0M–8.1M 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $41.1M–$110.6M after Steam's cut $74.8M–$170.2M before Steam's cut	$29.99	89k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Great SoundtrackHack and Slash
Bayonetta 2017	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $6.2M–$16.6M after Steam's cut $11.2M–$25.6M before Steam's cut	$19.99	33k reviews Very Positive	ActionFemale Protagonist
Devil May Cry 5 2019	Est. copies ≈ 4.9M–8.0M 4.9x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $40.6M–$109.2M after Steam's cut $73.9M–$168.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	171k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionHack and Slash
Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced 2023	Est. copies ≈ 693k–1.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.7M–$15.4M after Steam's cut $10.4M–$23.6M before Steam's cut	$29.99	28k reviews Very Positive	FPS Co-op