How much revenue did SynthVR make?

$10k–$27k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SynthVR sell?

Q: How many copies did SynthVR sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 60 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $10k–$27k after Steam's cut $19k–$42k before Steam's cut; from 60 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 SynthVR and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including SynthVR's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7k–26k

best case 4.7M (Soundpad)

Games like SynthVR

A typical game among these

≈ 7k–26k copies

≈ $46k–$201k after Steam's cut

from ~359 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Soundpad at ≈ 3.6M–5.9M copies, ≈ $4.9M–$13.3M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Audio Production (7 of 8) and Utilities (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Utilities + Audio Production, priced around $5. The breakout hits carry NSFW + Mature + Cold War; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2022, and none of them 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
Soundpad 2017	Est. copies ≈ 3.6M–5.9M 292x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $4.9M–$13.3M after Steam's cut $9.0M–$20.5M before Steam's cut	$4.99	105k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	UtilitiesAudio Production
Paradiddle 2022	Est. copies ≈ 17k–28k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $117k–$314k after Steam's cut $212k–$483k before Steam's cut	$24.99	685 reviews Very Positive	VRMusic
Tribe XR \| DJ Academy 2019	Est. copies ≈ 10k–17k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	359 reviews Mostly Positive	VRMusic
Holoswitch 2021	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $13k–$35k after Steam's cut $24k–$54k before Steam's cut	$9.99	191 reviews Mixed	UtilitiesVR
Boom 3D Windows: Experience 3D surround sound in games 2019	Est. copies ≈ 23k–37k 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $107k–$287k after Steam's cut $194k–$441k before Steam's cut	$16.99	793 reviews Very Positive	UtilitiesAudio Production
Virtual Home Theater VR Video Player 2019	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $29k–$78k after Steam's cut $53k–$120k before Steam's cut	$29.99	122 reviews Very Positive	UtilitiesAudio Production
AppGameKit Classic: Easy Game Development 2014	Est. copies ≈ 37k–60k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	654 reviews Very Positive	Game DevelopmentSoftware Training
VeeR VR:VR Video and Movie Platform 2017	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	172 reviews Mostly Positive	UtilitiesVideo Production