How much revenue did Smack Studio make?

$66k–$178k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Smack Studio sell?

Q: How many copies did Smack Studio sell?

16k to 26k copies, based on its 646 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 16k–26k; $66k–$178k after Steam's cut $120k–$273k before Steam's cut; from 646 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 Smack Studio and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Smack Studio's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 280k–1.1M

best case 2.6M (Street Fighter™ 6)

Games like Smack Studio

A typical game among these

≈ 280k–1.1M copies

≈ $4.7M–$31.2M after Steam's cut

from ~9k reviews

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

7 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Street Fighter™ 6 at ≈ 2.0M–3.2M copies, ≈ $21.8M–$58.7M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

The games that made it here had under 14k reviews in their first month.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 2D Fighter (7 of 8) and Fighting (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 2D Fighter + Fighting, priced around $40.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2024, 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 52 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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Street Fighter™ 6 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.2M 8.6x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $21.8M–$58.7M after Steam's cut $39.7M–$90.3M before Steam's cut	$39.99	80k reviews Very Positive	2D FighterFighting
Shinobi Warfare 2022	Est. copies ≈ 11k–17k too small to compare SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	429 reviews Mixed	RPGTurn-Based Tactics
SOULCALIBUR VI 2018	Est. copies ≈ 437k–710k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $10.8M–$29.1M after Steam's cut $19.7M–$44.7M before Steam's cut	$89.99	14k reviews Very Positive	FightingAction
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV 2024	Est. copies ≈ 230k–374k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $2.5M–$6.8M after Steam's cut $4.6M–$10.5M before Steam's cut	$39.99	9k reviews Very Positive	2D FighterFighting
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising 2023	Est. copies ≈ 176k–286k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before Steam's cut	$24.99	7k reviews Very Positive	2D FighterAction
Dungeon Fighter Online 2016	Est. copies ≈ 238k–387k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	6k reviews Mixed	Free to PlayAnime
Killer Instinct 2017	Est. copies ≈ 196k–318k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	6k reviews Very Positive	FightingAction
Mortal Kombat 1 2023	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–2.0M 5.3x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $16.9M–$45.5M after Steam's cut $30.8M–$70.0M before Steam's cut	$49.99	50k reviews Mostly Positive	FightingAction