How much revenue did start;again make?

$8k–$21k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did start;again sell?

Q: How many copies did start;again sell?

5k to 8k copies, based on its 193 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–8k; $8k–$21k after Steam's cut $14k–$33k before Steam's cut; from 193 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 start;again and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including start;again's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 165k–439k

best case 1.7M (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy)

Games like start;again

A typical game among these

≈ 165k–439k copies

≈ $2.2M–$3.9M after Steam's cut

from ~7k 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: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy at ≈ 1.3M–2.1M copies, ≈ $10.8M–$28.9M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 1k reviews in their first month; the range was 660 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Visual Novel (8 of 8) and Story Rich (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Detective + Visual Novel, priced around $30.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2024, and 3 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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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.1M 6.8x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $10.8M–$28.9M after Steam's cut $19.5M–$44.5M before Steam's cut	$29.99	45k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	DetectiveVisual Novel
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood 2023	Est. copies ≈ 159k–258k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $786k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.3M before Steam's cut	$17.99	6k reviews Very Positive	Interactive FictionFemale Protagonist
The House in Fata Morgana 2016	Est. copies ≈ 284k–462k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $2.0M–$5.3M after Steam's cut $3.6M–$8.1M before Steam's cut	$24.99	7k reviews Very Positive	Visual Novel Story Rich
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy 2024	Est. copies ≈ 111k–181k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.5M–$4.1M after Steam's cut $2.8M–$6.3M before Steam's cut	$49.99	4k reviews Very Positive	AdventureVisual Novel
Until Then 2024	Est. copies ≈ 484k–786k 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $2.7M–$7.1M after Steam's cut $4.8M–$11.0M before Steam's cut	$19.99	19k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Visual NovelPixel Graphics
GNOSIA 2022	Est. copies ≈ 128k–208k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $878k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.6M before Steam's cut	$24.99	5k reviews Very Positive	Visual NovelAnime
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