How much revenue did Game Dev Story make?

$87k–$235k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Game Dev Story sell?

Q: How many copies did Game Dev Story sell?

35k to 57k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 35k–57k; $87k–$235k after Steam's cut $159k–$361k before the cut; from 1k 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 Game Dev Story out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Game Dev Story's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 375k–881k

best case 1.2M (Against the Storm)

The 4X 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

≈ 375k–881k copies

≈ $3.0M–$7.0M after Steam's cut

from ~15k reviews

Best case

≈ 884k–1.4M copies

Against the Storm · ≈ $7.3M–$19.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on 4X (4 of 8) and Building (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Simulation, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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