How much revenue did California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis) make?

$2k–$4k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis) sell?

Q: How many copies did California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis) sell?

607 to 987 copies, based on its 23 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 607–987; $2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before the cut; from 23 reviews (Mixed)

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 California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis) out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis)'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 127k–265k

best case 823k (Punch Club)

The Arcade 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

≈ 127k–265k copies

≈ $301k–$1.6M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 627k–1.0M copies

Punch Club · ≈ $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Arcade (3 of 8) and Platformer (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Management + Time Management, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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