How much revenue did Existensis make?

$5k–$12k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Existensis sell?

Q: How many copies did Existensis sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 45 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $5k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$19k before Steam's cut; from 45 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 Existensis and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Existensis's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 11k–111k

best case 447k (The Forgotten City)

Games like Existensis

A typical game among these

≈ 11k–111k copies

≈ $30k–$675k after Steam's cut

from ~664 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: The Forgotten City at ≈ 341k–554k copies, ≈ $2.3M–$6.3M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 191 reviews in their first month; the range was 17 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Exploration (7 of 8) and Story Rich (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Time Travel + Mystery, priced around $25.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2008 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 79 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
The Forgotten City 2021	Est. copies ≈ 341k–554k 21x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.3M–$6.3M after Steam's cut $4.3M–$9.7M before Steam's cut	$24.99	14k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AdventureTime Travel
Aquaria 2008	Est. copies ≈ 97k–158k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $267k–$717k after Steam's cut $485k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$9.99	2k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaIndie
Islands of Insight 2024	Est. copies ≈ 81k–131k 4.9x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $665k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.7M before Steam's cut	$29.99	3k reviews Mostly Positive	Puzzle-PlatformerNonlinear
Druid 2017	Est. copies ≈ 9k–15k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $8k–$21k after Steam's cut $14k–$32k before Steam's cut	$2.99	272 reviews Mostly Positive	Metroidvania2.5D
Chionophile 2020	Est. copies ≈ 5k–9k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before Steam's cut	$0.99	213 reviews Very Positive	ExperimentalExploration
The End of Dyeus 2021	Est. copies ≈ 5k–7k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $19k–$51k after Steam's cut $34k–$78k before Steam's cut	$14.99	184 reviews Very Positive	Action-AdventureShooter
Svarog's Dream 2023	Est. copies ≈ 22k–37k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $130k–$349k after Steam's cut $236k–$537k before Steam's cut	$21.00	907 reviews Very Positive	RPGChoices Matter
Judero 2024	Est. copies ≈ 10k–17k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $52k–$139k after Steam's cut $94k–$213k before Steam's cut	$17.99	420 reviews Very Positive	Hack and SlashStory Rich