How much revenue did Achievement Killer make?

$439–$1k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Achievement Killer sell?

Q: How many copies did Achievement Killer sell?

2k to 3k copies, based on its 65 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $439–$1k after Steam's cut $798–$2k before Steam's cut; from 65 reviews (Mixed)

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 Achievement Killer and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Achievement Killer's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–17k

best case 329k (Time Clickers)

Games like Achievement Killer

A typical game among these

≈ 5k–17k copies

≈ $6k–$30k after Steam's cut

from ~211 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: Time Clickers at ≈ 250k–407k copies.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 89 reviews in their first month; the range was 15 to 417.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Clicker (8 of 8) and Idler (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Clicker + Shooter.
When they shipped: 4 of the 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this genre is actively shipping.

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 61 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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The Wall Mustn't Fall 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$10k before Steam's cut	$4.99	69 reviews Very Positive	Tower DefenseAuto Battler
最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect 2022	Est. copies ≈ 13k–21k 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $14k–$39k after Steam's cut $26k–$60k before Steam's cut	$3.99	529 reviews Mixed	IdlerClicker
Vostok Inc. 2017	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $18k–$48k after Steam's cut $33k–$74k before Steam's cut	$14.99	127 reviews Mixed	Twin Stick ShooterIdler
Max Manos 2025	Est. copies ≈ 13k–21k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $21k–$56k after Steam's cut $38k–$87k before Steam's cut	$5.99	514 reviews Very Positive	ClickerStrategy
Time Clickers 2015	Est. copies ≈ 250k–407k 24x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	5k reviews Very Positive	ClickerFree to Play
Astrodle 2024	Est. copies ≈ 6k–9k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $9k–$25k after Steam's cut $17k–$39k before Steam's cut	$5.99	228 reviews Very Positive	ClickerIdler
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