How much revenue did Malmyr make?

$4k–$11k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Malmyr sell?

Q: How many copies did Malmyr sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 41 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $4k–$11k after Steam's cut $8k–$17k before Steam's cut; from 41 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 Malmyr and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Malmyr's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 64k–75k

best case 796k (Mini Motorways)

Games like Malmyr

A typical game among these

≈ 64k–75k copies

≈ $429k–$666k after Steam's cut

from ~2k 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: Mini Motorways at ≈ 607k–986k copies, ≈ $1.7M–$4.5M 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 940 reviews in their first month; the range was 405 to 6k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Puzzle (7 of 8) and City Builder (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle, priced around $7. The breakout hits carry Minimalist + Indie + Relaxing; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2017 to 2024, and 3 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 43 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
Mini Motorways 2021	Est. copies ≈ 607k–986k 12x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.5M after Steam's cut $3.0M–$6.9M before Steam's cut	$9.99	24k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	StrategySimulation
Rail Route 2024	Est. copies ≈ 65k–106k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $449k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $817k–$1.9M before Steam's cut	$24.99	3k reviews Very Positive	BuildingManagement
Station to Station 2023	Est. copies ≈ 49k–79k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $241k–$648k after Steam's cut $438k–$996k before Steam's cut	$17.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Simulation Puzzle
ISLANDERS 2019	Est. copies ≈ 483k–786k 7.9x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $663k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.7M before Steam's cut	$4.99	17k reviews Very Positive	RelaxingCity Builder
Reus 2 2024	Est. copies ≈ 58k–94k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $396k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $719k–$1.6M before Steam's cut	$24.99	2k reviews Very Positive	God GameColony Sim
Block'hood 2017	Est. copies ≈ 43k–70k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $178k–$478k after Steam's cut $324k–$736k before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	City Builder Simulation
TerraScape 2024	Est. copies ≈ 56k–91k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $230k–$618k after Steam's cut $418k–$951k before Steam's cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerCo-op
Urbek City Builder 2022	Est. copies ≈ 50k–80k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $259k–$695k after Steam's cut $470k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$18.99	2k reviews Very Positive	City BuilderBuilding