How much revenue did Ascent make?

$3k–$9k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ascent sell?

Q: How many copies did Ascent sell?

2k to 4k copies, based on its 100 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–4k; $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$14k before Steam's cut; from 100 reviews (Very 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 Ascent and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ascent's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 16k–49k

best case 114k (I wanna be the Creator)

Games like Ascent

A typical game among these

≈ 16k–49k copies

≈ $20k–$113k after Steam's cut

from ~600 reviews

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

3 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: I wanna be the Creator at ≈ 87k–141k copies, ≈ $143k–$384k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 188 reviews in their first month; the range was 22 to 929.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Precision Platformer (7 of 8) and 2D Platformer (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Level Editor + Platformer, priced around $6.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 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 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
I wanna be the Creator 2019	Est. copies ≈ 87k–141k 5.0x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $143k–$384k after Steam's cut $260k–$591k before Steam's cut	$5.99	3k reviews Very Positive	ActionLevel Editor
Micro Platformer 2020	Est. copies ≈ 44k–71k 3.0x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Precision PlatformerDifficult
Ambidextro 2025	Est. copies ≈ 35k–57k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $77k–$207k after Steam's cut $140k–$318k before Steam's cut	$7.99	1k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Precision PlatformerAction
Goat's Tale (Classic) 2022	Est. copies ≈ 8k–14k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $5k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$19k before Steam's cut	$1.99	335 reviews Very Positive	DifficultPsychological Horror
Banana Hell 2020	Est. copies ≈ 21k–35k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $18k–$47k after Steam's cut $32k–$73k before Steam's cut	$2.99	865 reviews Mixed	IndieCasual
E.Z 2018	Est. copies ≈ 7k–12k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $4k–$11k after Steam's cut $7k–$17k before Steam's cut	$1.99	245 reviews Very Positive	Precision PlatformerDifficult
Schein 2014	Est. copies ≈ 18k–30k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $25k–$68k after Steam's cut $46k–$105k before Steam's cut	$4.99	330 reviews Mostly Positive	Precision PlatformerSide Scroller
Circa Infinity 2015	Est. copies ≈ 14k–22k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $45k–$122k after Steam's cut $82k–$187k before Steam's cut	$11.99	281 reviews Very Positive	Precision Platformer2D Platformer