How much revenue did Ys Origin make?

$1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ys Origin sell?

Q: How many copies did Ys Origin sell?

231k to 376k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 231k–376k; $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.3M before Steam's cut; from 4k 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 Ys Origin and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ys Origin's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 217k–940k

best case 1.8M (Granblue Fantasy: Relink)

Games like Ys Origin

A typical game among these

≈ 217k–940k copies

≈ $1.4M–$18.2M after Steam's cut

from ~8k 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: Granblue Fantasy: Relink at ≈ 1.4M–2.3M copies, ≈ $15.3M–$41.1M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 15k reviews in their first month; the range was 1k to 31k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Action RPG (8 of 8) and Anime (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Anime + JRPG, priced around $40.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2012 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 79 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
Granblue Fantasy: Relink 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M 6.8x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $15.3M–$41.1M after Steam's cut $27.8M–$63.3M before Steam's cut	$39.99	56k reviews Very Positive	AnimeJRPG
Tales of Berseria™ 2017	Est. copies ≈ 651k–1.1M 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $9.0M–$24.1M after Steam's cut $16.3M–$37.0M before Steam's cut	$49.99	19k reviews Very Positive	AnimeJRPG
Ys I & II Chronicles+ 2013	Est. copies ≈ 194k–316k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $802k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.3M before Steam's cut	$14.99	3k reviews Very Positive	JRPGAction
Fate/Samurai Remnant 2023	Est. copies ≈ 175k–284k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.9M–$5.2M after Steam's cut $3.5M–$8.0M before Steam's cut	$39.99	7k reviews Very Positive	JRPGRPG
FREEDOM WARS Remastered 2025	Est. copies ≈ 34k–55k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $463k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $842k–$1.9M before Steam's cut	$49.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	ActionAnime
Ys: The Oath in Felghana 2012	Est. copies ≈ 135k–220k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $558k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before Steam's cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	ActionGreat Soundtrack
Tales of Zestiria 2015	Est. copies ≈ 455k–739k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $6.3M–$16.8M after Steam's cut $11.4M–$25.9M before Steam's cut	$49.99	9k reviews Mostly Positive	JRPGAnime
Tales of ARISE 2023	Est. copies ≈ 912k–1.5M 4.5x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $12.5M–$33.7M after Steam's cut $22.8M–$51.9M before Steam's cut	$49.99	37k reviews Very Positive	AnimeJRPG