How much revenue did FMVMachine make?

$2k–$5k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did FMVMachine sell?

Q: How many copies did FMVMachine sell?

124 to 202 copies, based on its 5 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 124–202; $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before Steam's cut; from 5 reviews (5 user reviews); Only 5 reviews so far, so that range swings on one or two people. Read it as a hint, not a measurement.

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6k–7k

best case 36k (Motesolo : No Girlfriend Since Birth)

Games like FMVMachine

A typical game among these

≈ 6k–7k copies

≈ $7k–$8k after Steam's cut

from ~200 reviews

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

2 of the 8 similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Motesolo : No Girlfriend Since Birth at ≈ 27k–44k copies, ≈ $173k–$464k after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 127 reviews in their first month; the range was 93 to 524.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Simulation (7 of 8) and Choose Your Own Adventure (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation, priced around $7.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 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 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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Motesolo : No Girlfriend Since Birth 2021	Est. copies ≈ 27k–44k 5.5x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $173k–$464k after Steam's cut $314k–$714k before Steam's cut	$22.99	1k reviews Very Positive	SimulationFMV
AltspaceVR 2016	Est. copies ≈ 25k–40k 3.0x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	596 reviews Mostly Positive	Free to PlayCasual
Discord Rich Me! Engine 2022	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	190 reviews Mostly Positive	Singleplayer2D
SCP Strategy 2022	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $28k–$75k after Steam's cut $51k–$116k before Steam's cut	$6.99	588 reviews Mostly Positive	StrategySimulation
The Confession 2020	Est. copies ≈ 25k–41k 5.1x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $14k–$37k after Steam's cut $25k–$57k before Steam's cut	$1.99	1k reviews Very Positive	SimulationDark Humor
Survivor Dieland 2021	Est. copies ≈ 6k–9k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$13k before Steam's cut	$1.99	234 reviews Very Positive	SimulationMultiple Endings
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