How much revenue did Shawarma or Shaverma make?

$2k–$4k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shawarma or Shaverma sell?

Q: How many copies did Shawarma or Shaverma sell?

546 to 887 copies, based on its 22 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 546–887; $2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before Steam's cut; from 22 reviews (Mixed)

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 Shawarma or Shaverma and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shawarma or Shaverma's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 37–285

best case 619 (Pest Control)

Games like Shawarma or Shaverma

A typical game among these

≈ 37–285 copies

≈ $68–$502 after Steam's cut

from ~5 reviews

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

None of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Pest Control at ≈ 471–766 copies, ≈ $517–$1k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 1 reviews in their first month; the range was 1 to 13.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Exploration (6 of 8) and Tactical RPG (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Turn-Based Tactics + Exploration, priced around $4.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2019 to 2025, and 2 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
Pest Control 2021	Est. copies ≈ 471–766 4.2x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $517–$1k after Steam's cut $940–$2k before Steam's cut	$3.99	19 reviews Mixed	Turn-Based TacticsExploration
Lord of Darkness: Celebration 2025	Est. copies ≈ 25–40 SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $7–$18 after Steam's cut $12–$28 before Steam's cut	$0.99	1 reviews 1 user reviews	AdventureJRPG
Alvara 2023	Est. copies ≈ 273–443 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $375–$1k after Steam's cut $681–$2k before Steam's cut	$4.99	11 reviews Mostly Positive	Early AccessCRPG
Il Sole e la Luna 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 29–47 SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $24–$64 after Steam's cut $43–$98 before Steam's cut	$2.99	1 reviews 1 user reviews	ExplorationCRPG
Lord of Darkness: Prologue 2022	Est. copies ≈ 198–322 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $54–$145 after Steam's cut $98–$223 before Steam's cut	$0.99	8 reviews 8 user reviews	AdventureParty-Based RPG
瀚辰书院 2022	Est. copies ≈ 50–81 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $41–$111 after Steam's cut $75–$170 before Steam's cut	$2.99	2 reviews 2 user reviews	CasualExploration
Octavio Camacho 2023	Est. copies ≈ 25–40 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $62–$164 after Steam's cut $112–$252 before Steam's cut	$8.99	1 reviews 1 user reviews	RPGJRPG
Dragonium Adventure 2024	Est. copies ≈ 174–282 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $239–$640 after Steam's cut $434–$985 before Steam's cut	$4.99	7 reviews 7 user reviews	AdventureAction