How much revenue did School Days make?

$765k–$2.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did School Days sell?

Q: How many copies did School Days sell?

185k to 301k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 185k–301k; $765k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before the cut; from 8k reviews (Mostly 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 School Days out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including School Days's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 421k–1.4M

best case 1.5M (Volcano Princess)

The Simulation 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

≈ 421k–1.4M copies

≈ $5.1M–$11.3M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.2M–1.9M copies

Volcano Princess · ≈ $3.5M–$9.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (7 of 8) and Life Sim (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Life Sim + Multiple Endings, priced around $11.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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