How much revenue did Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus make?

$239k–$643k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus sell?

Q: How many copies did Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus sell?

43k to 71k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 43k–71k; $239k–$643k after Steam's cut $435k–$989k before Steam's cut; from 2k 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 Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 28k–113k

best case 239k (Prince of Persia The Lost Crown)

Games like Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

A typical game among these

≈ 28k–113k copies

≈ $96k–$558k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

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

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Prince of Persia The Lost Crown at ≈ 182k–295k copies, ≈ $1.5M–$4.0M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 354 reviews in their first month; the range was 133 to 1k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Metroidvania (7 of 8) and Platformer (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Exploration, priced around $30.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 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 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
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 2024	Est. copies ≈ 182k–295k 6.7x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.5M–$4.0M after Steam's cut $2.7M–$6.2M before Steam's cut	$29.99	7k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaExploration
Super Win the Game 2014	Est. copies ≈ 37k–60k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $80k–$216k after Steam's cut $146k–$333k before Steam's cut	$7.99	654 reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaSide Scroller
Lone Fungus 2023	Est. copies ≈ 30k–48k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $162k–$436k after Steam's cut $295k–$671k before Steam's cut	$19.99	1k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaPixel Graphics
Genopanic 2024	Est. copies ≈ 10k–16k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $24k–$63k after Steam's cut $43k–$98k before Steam's cut	$8.99	385 reviews Mostly Positive	MetroidvaniaAtmospheric
Aeterna Noctis 2021	Est. copies ≈ 54k–87k 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $443k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $805k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$29.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	MetroidvaniaDifficult
You Have to Win the Game 2014	Est. copies ≈ 321k–521k 5.3x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	6k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaFree to Play
Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU 2024	Est. copies ≈ 25k–40k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $135k–$362k after Steam's cut $245k–$557k before Steam's cut	$19.99	988 reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaAdventure
1 Screen Platformer 2019	Est. copies ≈ 12k–20k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $10k–$27k after Steam's cut $18k–$42k before Steam's cut	$2.99	429 reviews Very Positive	Precision PlatformerDifficult