How much revenue did Variables 2 make?

$47k–$126k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Variables 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Variables 2 sell?

11k to 18k copies, based on its 457 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 11k–18k; $47k–$126k after Steam's cut $85k–$193k before Steam's cut; from 457 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 Variables 2 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Variables 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 749–7k

best case 39k (变量 Variables)

Games like Variables 2

A typical game among these

≈ 749–7k copies

≈ $704–$23k after Steam's cut

from ~68 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: 变量 Variables at ≈ 29k–48k copies, ≈ $89k–$239k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

The games that made it here had under 275 reviews in their first month.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Tower Defense (8 of 8) and Rogue-lite (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tower Defense + Voxel, priced around $11.
When they shipped: 4 of the 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this genre is actively shipping.

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 36 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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wonShot 2020	Est. copies ≈ 719–1k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $196–$527 after Steam's cut $356–$810 before Steam's cut	$0.99	29 reviews Positive	Shoot 'Em UpTop-Down Shooter
The Monarch 2024	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $6k–$15k before Steam's cut	$4.99	104 reviews Mostly Positive	Tower Defense Survival
Crystal Guardians TD 2024	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $11k–$30k after Steam's cut $20k–$46k before Steam's cut	$13.99	116 reviews Very Positive	Tower Defense Rogue-lite
Stop the Blight 2025	Est. copies ≈ 124–202 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $443–$1k after Steam's cut $805–$2k before Steam's cut	$12.99	5 reviews 5 user reviews	StrategyTower Defense
Tower of Grimoiria 2024	Est. copies ≈ 99–161 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $136–$365 after Steam's cut $247–$562 before Steam's cut	$4.99	4 reviews 4 user reviews	Early AccessTower Defense
One Shell Straight to Hell 2021	Est. copies ≈ 794–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$18k before Steam's cut	$19.99	32 reviews Mixed	Action RoguelikeTwin Stick Shooter
变量 Variables 2019	Est. copies ≈ 29k–48k 15x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $89k–$239k after Steam's cut $162k–$368k before Steam's cut	$10.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Tower DefenseVoxel
Refactor 2022	Est. copies ≈ 12k–19k 6.9x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $16k–$43k after Steam's cut $29k–$66k before Steam's cut	$4.99	469 reviews Very Positive	Tower Defense Rogue-lite