How much revenue did Knotwords make?

$5k–$13k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Knotwords sell?

Q: How many copies did Knotwords sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 59 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before Steam's cut; from 59 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 Knotwords and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Knotwords's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 456–521

best case 3k (Mini Words: Top Games)

Games like Knotwords

A typical game among these

≈ 456–521 copies

≈ $395–$715 after Steam's cut

from ~14 reviews

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

None of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Mini Words: Top Games at ≈ 2k–3k copies, ≈ $1k–$3k 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 3 reviews in their first month; the range was 1 to 33.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Puzzle (8 of 8) and Word Game (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Word Game + Trivia, priced around $2. The breakout hits carry Trivia + Text-Based + Casual; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2019 to 2025, and 2 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 36 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
Mini Words: Top Games 2020	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k 5.9x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$1.99	83 reviews Very Positive	Word GameTrivia
1248 2019	Est. copies ≈ 374–608 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $205–$551 after Steam's cut $372–$847 before Steam's cut	$1.99	13 reviews Positive	Match 3Solitaire
WordTactics 2020	Est. copies ≈ 496–806 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	20 reviews Positive	StrategyWord Game
WORDLAND 3 2021	Est. copies ≈ 397–645 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $217–$584 after Steam's cut $395–$898 before Steam's cut	$1.99	16 reviews Positive	PuzzleLogic
WordBed 2022	Est. copies ≈ 99–161 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $27–$73 after Steam's cut $49–$112 before Steam's cut	$0.99	4 reviews 4 user reviews	CasualWord Game
CrossAbout: Crosswords in Reverse (300★) 2024	Est. copies ≈ 25–40 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $62–$164 after Steam's cut $112–$252 before Steam's cut	$8.99	1 reviews 1 user reviews	PuzzleCasual
Bloxi: The Word Game 2021	Est. copies ≈ 298–484 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $409–$1k after Steam's cut $744–$2k before Steam's cut	$4.99	12 reviews Mostly Positive	CasualWord Game
Emily_ 2025	Est. copies ≈ 347–564 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $381–$1k after Steam's cut $692–$2k before Steam's cut	$3.99	14 reviews Positive	SolitaireChoose Your Own Adventure