How much revenue did Tempus Bound make?

$1k–$3k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Tempus Bound sell?

Q: How many copies did Tempus Bound sell?

967 to 2k copies, based on its 39 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 967–2k; $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut; from 39 reviews (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 Tempus Bound and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tempus Bound's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 175k–314k

best case 5.9M (Celeste)

Games like Tempus Bound

A typical game among these

≈ 175k–314k copies

≈ $1.4M–$1.9M after Steam's cut

from ~7k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Celeste at ≈ 4.5M–7.4M copies, ≈ $24.9M–$67.0M 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 2k reviews in their first month; the range was 170 to 3k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 2D Platformer (6 of 8) and Exploration (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 2.5D + Puzzle-Platformer, priced around $22. The breakout hits carry Indie + 2.5D + Dark; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2024, and 2 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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INSIDE 2016	Est. copies ≈ 3.2M–5.2M 11x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $21.8M–$58.7M after Steam's cut $39.7M–$90.3M before Steam's cut	$24.99	76k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	2.5DPuzzle-Platformer
Wuppo: Definitive Edition 2016	Est. copies ≈ 249k–404k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.0M–$2.8M after Steam's cut $1.9M–$4.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	6k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaExploration
Celeste 2018	Est. copies ≈ 4.5M–7.4M 22x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $24.9M–$67.0M after Steam's cut $45.3M–$103.1M before Steam's cut	$19.99	149k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Precision PlatformerDifficult
Webbed 2021	Est. copies ≈ 380k–617k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.0M–$2.8M after Steam's cut $1.9M–$4.3M before Steam's cut	$9.99	15k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	2D PlatformerCute
ANTONBLAST 2024	Est. copies ≈ 117k–189k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $641k–$1.7M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	2D Platformer2D
Word Game: Episode 0 2021	Est. copies ≈ 113k–183k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MinimalistIndie
INMOST 2020	Est. copies ≈ 183k–297k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $753k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.1M before Steam's cut	$14.99	7k reviews Very Positive	IndiePixel Graphics
Thank Goodness You're Here! 2024	Est. copies ≈ 211k–344k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	9k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AdventureComedy