How much revenue did LightBreak make?

$571–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did LightBreak sell?

Q: How many copies did LightBreak sell?

347 to 564 copies, based on its 14 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 347–564; $571–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$2k before Steam's cut; from 14 reviews (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 LightBreak and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including LightBreak's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–14k

best case 137k (Secret of the Magic Crystals)

Games like LightBreak

A typical game among these

≈ 2k–14k copies

≈ $8k–$52k after Steam's cut

from ~147 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Secret of the Magic Crystals at ≈ 105k–170k copies, ≈ $144k–$386k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 37 reviews in their first month; the range was 22 to 166.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Rhythm (5 of 8) and Mystery (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Time Management + Management, priced around $5.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2010 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).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Secret of the Magic Crystals 2010	Est. copies ≈ 105k–170k 11x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $144k–$386k after Steam's cut $261k–$594k before Steam's cut	$4.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Time ManagementManagement
SPOOKWARE 2021	Est. copies ≈ 20k–32k 5.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $27k–$74k after Steam's cut $50k–$113k before Steam's cut	$4.99	804 reviews Mostly Positive	RPGColorful
In Her Eyes 2020	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$14k after Steam's cut $10k–$22k before Steam's cut	$9.99	78 reviews Very Positive	RPGCasual
Game Over - A Musical RPG?? 2025	Est. copies ≈ 719–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before Steam's cut	$14.99	29 reviews Positive	ComedyFunny
PYTHIAN 2021	Est. copies ≈ 818–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$11k after Steam's cut $7k–$17k before Steam's cut	$17.99	33 reviews Mostly Positive	VRCasual
Once Upon a Jester 2022	Est. copies ≈ 8k–12k 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $32k–$85k after Steam's cut $58k–$131k before Steam's cut	$14.99	310 reviews Very Positive	Story RichAdventure
Future Racer 2000 2023	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$19k before Steam's cut	$4.99	132 reviews Very Positive	Psychological HorrorDark Humor
ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree 2023	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $16k–$44k after Steam's cut $30k–$68k before Steam's cut	$14.99	161 reviews Very Positive	AdventureStory Rich