How much revenue did Volcano Princess make?

$3.5M–$9.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Volcano Princess sell?

Q: How many copies did Volcano Princess sell?

1.2M to 1.9M copies, based on its 49k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.2M–1.9M; $3.5M–$9.5M after Steam's cut $6.4M–$14.6M before the cut; from 49k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Volcano Princess out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Volcano Princess's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 432k–484k

best case 1.1M (Sultan's Game)

The Simulation 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

≈ 432k–484k copies

≈ $1.4M–$3.7M after Steam's cut

from ~14k reviews

Best case

≈ 830k–1.3M copies

Sultan's Game · ≈ $5.7M–$15.3M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (6 of 8) and Story Rich (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Tabletop, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Tabletop + Card Game + Time Management; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: Only 1 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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