How much revenue did A Musical Story make?

$30k–$80k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did A Musical Story sell?

Q: How many copies did A Musical Story sell?

7k to 12k copies, based on its 299 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 7k–12k; $30k–$80k after Steam's cut $54k–$122k before the cut; from 299 reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left A Musical Story out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including A Musical Story's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 426k–982k

best case 42.5M (Geometry Dash)

The Rhythm genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 426k–982k copies

≈ $2.4M–$7.9M after Steam's cut

from ~17k reviews

Best case

≈ 32.4M–52.6M copies

Geometry Dash · ≈ $44.4M–$119.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Rhythm (7 of 8) and Music (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Music + Level Editor, priced around $5. The breakout hits carry Precision Platformer + Difficult + Level Editor; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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