How much revenue did Valkyrie of Phantasm make?

$127k–$341k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Valkyrie of Phantasm sell?

Q: How many copies did Valkyrie of Phantasm sell?

15k to 25k copies, based on its 621 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–25k; $127k–$341k after Steam's cut $231k–$525k before Steam's cut; from 621 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 Valkyrie of Phantasm and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Valkyrie of Phantasm's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7k–33k

best case 252k (Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae)

Games like Valkyrie of Phantasm

A typical game among these

≈ 7k–33k copies

≈ $20k–$85k after Steam's cut

from ~250 reviews

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

2 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae at ≈ 192k–312k copies, ≈ $528k–$1.4M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 92 reviews in their first month; the range was 11 to 766.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 3D Fighter (5 of 8) and Character Action Game (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Female Protagonist + Hack and Slash, priced around $10.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2026, 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 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

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Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae 2014	Est. copies ≈ 192k–312k 14x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $528k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $960k–$2.2M before Steam's cut	$9.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Female ProtagonistHack and Slash
Dragon Simulator Multiplayer 2018	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $919–$2k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut	$0.99	111 reviews Mostly Positive	DragonsAction-Adventure
Cyberpunk SFX 2026	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $16k–$44k after Steam's cut $30k–$68k before Steam's cut	$9.99	242 reviews Mixed	Early AccessAdventure
Skeletal Avenger 2021	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $30k–$80k after Steam's cut $54k–$123k before Steam's cut	$16.99	256 reviews Very Positive	ExplorationAction Roguelike
CosmicBreak Universal 2021	Est. copies ≈ 36k–58k 5.8x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	1k reviews Mixed	Free to PlayAction
TOUHOU SKY ARENA MATSURI CLIMAX 2020	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $33k–$89k after Steam's cut $60k–$138k before Steam's cut	$19.99	244 reviews Very Positive	ActionFantasy
Magical Battle Festa 2014	Est. copies ≈ 22k–35k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $59k–$159k after Steam's cut $107k–$244k before Steam's cut	$9.99	384 reviews Mixed	Hack and Slash3D Fighter
Gado Fight 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before Steam's cut	$6.99	103 reviews Mixed	ActionIndie