How much revenue did The Good Life make?

$65k–$174k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Good Life sell?

Q: How many copies did The Good Life sell?

8k to 13k copies, based on its 317 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 8k–13k; $65k–$174k after Steam's cut $118k–$268k before the cut; from 317 reviews (Mostly Positive)

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 The Good Life out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Good Life's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 25k–191k

best case 698k (The Test)

The Simulation genre

5 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 25k–191k copies

≈ $120k–$350k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Best case

≈ 532k–864k copies

The Test · ≈ $291k–$782k after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 48 to 481 reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (4 of 8) and Story Rich (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Choose Your Own Adventure + Simulation, priced around $2.
The era: The games you compared span 2018 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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