How much revenue did Artist Life Simulator make?

$25k–$68k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Artist Life Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Artist Life Simulator sell?

5k to 7k copies, based on its 192 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–7k; $25k–$68k after Steam's cut $46k–$105k before the cut; from 192 reviews (Very Positive)

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

Does this actually work?

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.3M–7.2M

best case 8.2M (Slay the Spire)

The Card Game genre

4 of your 8 similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 4.3M–7.2M copies

≈ $22.6M–$57.4M after Steam's cut

from ~196k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.2M–10.1M copies

Slay the Spire · ≈ $42.8M–$115.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Card Game (6 of 8) and Life Sim (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Roguelike Deckbuilder + Card Game, priced around $25.
The era: 5 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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

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