How much revenue did Golfing in Aether make?

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

How many copies did Golfing in Aether sell?

Q: How many copies did Golfing in Aether 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 (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 Golfing in Aether and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Golfing in Aether's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 37k–51k

best case 2.5M (Golf With Your Friends)

Games like Golfing in Aether

A typical game among these

≈ 37k–51k copies

≈ $132k–$197k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Golf With Your Friends at ≈ 1.9M–3.1M copies, ≈ $25.9M–$69.5M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 301 reviews in their first month; the range was 181 to 26k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Golf (6 of 8) and Sports (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mini Golf + Sports, priced around $29. The breakout hits carry Funny + Multiplayer + Casual; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2018 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 38 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
Golf With Your Friends 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1.9M–3.1M 59x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $25.9M–$69.5M after Steam's cut $47.0M–$107.0M before Steam's cut	$49.99	76k reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerCasual
Walkabout Mini Golf VR 2021	Est. copies ≈ 83k–136k 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $574k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.4M before Steam's cut	$24.99	3k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SportsGolf
Golf It! 2023	Est. copies ≈ 772k–1.3M 24x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.9M–$5.1M after Steam's cut $3.5M–$7.9M before Steam's cut	$8.99	31k reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerMini Golf
Golf Gang 2022	Est. copies ≈ 35k–58k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $97k–$261k after Steam's cut $177k–$402k before Steam's cut	$9.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Mini GolfMultiplayer
Golf Around! 2020	Est. copies ≈ 26k–43k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $72k–$195k after Steam's cut $132k–$300k before Steam's cut	$9.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Mini GolfGolf
Turbo Golf Racing 2024	Est. copies ≈ 26k–42k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $71k–$192k after Steam's cut $130k–$295k before Steam's cut	$9.99	1k reviews Very Positive	RacingGolf
Golf Peaks 2018	Est. copies ≈ 35k–57k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $48k–$130k after Steam's cut $88k–$199k before Steam's cut	$4.99	1k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Card GameStrategy
Golf Club Nostalgia 2021	Est. copies ≈ 40k–65k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $110k–$296k after Steam's cut $200k–$455k before Steam's cut	$9.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Puzzle-Platformer2D Platformer