How much revenue did Rune Factory 5 make?

$553k–$1.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rune Factory 5 sell?

Q: How many copies did Rune Factory 5 sell?

50k to 82k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 50k–82k; $553k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before the cut; from 2k reviews (Mostly 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 Rune Factory 5 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rune Factory 5's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 54k–82k

best case 906k (Fields of Mistria)

The Farming Sim 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

≈ 54k–82k copies

≈ $584k–$824k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 690k–1.1M copies

Fields of Mistria · ≈ $2.7M–$7.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Farming Sim (7 of 8) and Simulation (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Farming Sim + Simulation, priced around $27. The breakout hits carry Dating Sim + Cute + Romance; 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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