How much revenue did Spectrolite make?

$6k–$17k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Spectrolite sell?

Q: How many copies did Spectrolite sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 53 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $6k–$17k after Steam's cut $11k–$25k before Steam's cut; from 53 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 Spectrolite and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Spectrolite's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 152k–200k

best case 482k (White Knuckle)

Games like Spectrolite

A typical game among these

≈ 152k–200k copies

≈ $880k–$1.4M after Steam's cut

from ~4k 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: White Knuckle at ≈ 367k–597k copies, ≈ $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 218 reviews in their first month; the range was 77 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Parkour (8 of 8) and 3D Platformer (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Parkour + First-Person, priced around $17. The breakout hits carry Early Access + Horror + Adventure; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2025, 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 70 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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FOTONICA 2014	Est. copies ≈ 50k–81k too small to compare SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $204k–$549k after Steam's cut $371k–$845k before Steam's cut	$14.99	885 reviews Very Positive	IndieAction
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell 2016	Est. copies ≈ 127k–207k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $525k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $955k–$2.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	3k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerParkour
Parkour Tag 2022	Est. copies ≈ 5k–9k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $12k–$31k after Steam's cut $21k–$48k before Steam's cut	$7.99	214 reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerParkour
Cyber Hook 2020	Est. copies ≈ 104k–169k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $429k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $780k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$14.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Indie3D Platformer
BETON BRUTAL 2023	Est. copies ≈ 32k–52k too small to compare SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $62k–$166k after Steam's cut $112k–$256k before Steam's cut	$6.99	1k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerPrecision Platformer
Exertus 2019	Est. copies ≈ 9k–14k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before Steam's cut	$1.99	307 reviews Very Positive	ActionPrecision Platformer
Hot Lava 2019	Est. copies ≈ 178k–289k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $977k–$2.6M after Steam's cut $1.8M–$4.0M before Steam's cut	$19.99	6k reviews Very Positive	Precision Platformer3D Platformer
White Knuckle 2025	Est. copies ≈ 367k–597k 3.5x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.1M before Steam's cut	$16.99	15k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Early AccessParkour