How much revenue did Pekoe make?

$19k–$51k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Pekoe sell?

Q: How many copies did Pekoe sell?

4k to 6k copies, based on its 154 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–6k; $19k–$51k after Steam's cut $34k–$78k before Steam's cut; from 154 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 Pekoe and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Pekoe's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 11k–3.2M

best case 5.1M (Space Engineers)

Games like Pekoe

A typical game among these

≈ 11k–3.2M copies

≈ $101k–$30.8M after Steam's cut

from ~14k reviews

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

5 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Space Engineers at ≈ 3.9M–6.3M copies, ≈ $21.3M–$57.3M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

The games that made it here had under 122k reviews in their first month.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Sandbox (5 of 8) and Crafting (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Space + Sandbox, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2019 to 2026, and 1 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 36 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
Space Engineers 2019	Est. copies ≈ 3.9M–6.3M 9.4x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $21.3M–$57.3M after Steam's cut $38.7M–$88.1M before Steam's cut	$19.99	135k reviews Very Positive	SpaceSandbox
Noita 2020	Est. copies ≈ 2.2M–3.6M 6.2x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $12.1M–$32.6M after Steam's cut $22.0M–$50.2M before Steam's cut	$19.99	89k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PhysicsRogue-like
3D PUZZLE - Farm House 2022	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $60k–$161k after Steam's cut $109k–$248k before Steam's cut	$199.99	44 reviews Mixed	Medical SimOutbreak Sim
Scrap Mechanic 2026	Est. copies ≈ 3.1M–5.0M 8.6x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $24.3M–$65.4M after Steam's cut $44.2M–$100.6M before Steam's cut	$28.99	123k reviews Very Positive	BuildingSandbox
No Time 2019	Est. copies ≈ 64k–105k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $230k–$618k after Steam's cut $418k–$951k before Steam's cut	$12.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Time TravelTime Manipulation
Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game 2020	Est. copies ≈ 657k–1.1M 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	26k reviews Very Positive	IdlerClicker
Workshop Simulator 2022	Est. copies ≈ 8k–12k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $41k–$111k after Steam's cut $75k–$171k before Steam's cut	$19.99	304 reviews Mixed	ExplorationSimulation
Next Space Rebels 2021	Est. copies ≈ 9k–15k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $50k–$134k after Steam's cut $90k–$206k before Steam's cut	$19.99	365 reviews Very Positive	SimulationFMV