How much revenue did Zombie Bar Simulator make?

$22k–$60k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Zombie Bar Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Zombie Bar Simulator sell?

4k to 7k copies, based on its 164 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–7k; $22k–$60k after Steam's cut $41k–$92k before Steam's cut; from 164 reviews (Mostly 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 Zombie Bar Simulator and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Zombie Bar Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 43k–814k

best case 1.4M (BONEWORKS)

Games like Zombie Bar Simulator

A typical game among these

≈ 43k–814k copies

≈ $404k–$7.2M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

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

7 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: BONEWORKS at ≈ 1.1M–1.7M copies, ≈ $8.7M–$23.3M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 353 reviews in their first month; the range was 196 to 24k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Physics (8 of 8) and VR (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with VR + Physics, priced around $30.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2026, 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 52 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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BONEWORKS 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.7M 10x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $8.7M–$23.3M after Steam's cut $15.8M–$35.8M before Steam's cut	$29.99	36k reviews Very Positive	VRPhysics
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2026	Est. copies ≈ 594k–966k 6.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.3M–$8.8M after Steam's cut $5.9M–$13.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	24k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SandboxVR
Kayak VR: Mirage 2022	Est. copies ≈ 26k–42k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $165k–$443k after Steam's cut $300k–$682k before Steam's cut	$22.99	1k reviews Very Positive	VRRacing
Virtual Rides 3 - Funfair Simulator 2017	Est. copies ≈ 35k–57k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $241k–$647k after Steam's cut $438k–$995k before Steam's cut	$24.99	1k reviews Very Positive	SimulationCasual
Cooking Simulator VR 2021	Est. copies ≈ 43k–70k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $237k–$638k after Steam's cut $431k–$981k before Steam's cut	$19.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationVR
Job Simulator 2016	Est. copies ≈ 228k–370k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.2M before Steam's cut	$19.99	5k reviews Very Positive	VRSimulation
X-Plane 11 2017	Est. copies ≈ 699k–1.1M 5.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.8M–$15.5M after Steam's cut $10.5M–$23.8M before Steam's cut	$29.99	20k reviews Very Positive	SimulationFlight
Jetborne Racing 2021	Est. copies ≈ 14k–22k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $38k–$101k after Steam's cut $68k–$155k before Steam's cut	$9.99	551 reviews Very Positive	RacingSimulation