How much revenue did South of the Circle make?

$146k–$393k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did South of the Circle sell?

Q: How many copies did South of the Circle sell?

41k to 66k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 41k–66k; $146k–$393k after Steam's cut $266k–$605k before the cut; from 2k reviews (Very 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 South of the Circle out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including South of the Circle's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–2.4M

best case 3.6M (Mirror 2: Project X)

The Story Rich genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 1.4M–2.4M copies

≈ $1.9M–$25.4M after Steam's cut

from ~46k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.8M–4.5M copies

Mirror 2: Project X · ≈ $1.5M–$4.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (6 of 8) and Interactive Fiction (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Match 3 + Anime, priced around $2.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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