How much revenue did Plateman make?

$982–$3k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Plateman sell?

Q: How many copies did Plateman sell?

397 to 645 copies, based on its 16 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 397–645; $982–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut; from 16 reviews (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 Plateman and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Plateman's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 22k–36k

best case 804k (ANIMAL WELL)

Games like Plateman

A typical game among these

≈ 22k–36k copies

≈ $114k–$197k after Steam's cut

from ~686 reviews

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

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: ANIMAL WELL at ≈ 612k–995k copies, ≈ $4.2M–$11.3M 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 338 reviews in their first month; the range was 143 to 10k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Metroidvania (8 of 8) and Platformer (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Platformer + Metroidvania, priced around $8. The breakout hits carry Puzzle + Puzzle-Platformer + 2D; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 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 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
Teslagrad 2013	Est. copies ≈ 157k–254k 3.6x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $430k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $782k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$9.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Platformer Puzzle
BIOMORPH 2024	Est. copies ≈ 18k–29k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $98k–$263k after Steam's cut $178k–$404k before Steam's cut	$19.99	717 reviews Very Positive	Metroidvania Platformer
Pseudoregalia 2023	Est. copies ≈ 473k–769k 28x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $779k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before Steam's cut	$5.99	19k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	3D PlatformerMetroidvania
ANIMAL WELL 2024	Est. copies ≈ 612k–995k 36x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $4.2M–$11.3M after Steam's cut $7.6M–$17.4M before Steam's cut	$24.99	25k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MetroidvaniaExploration
Super Win the Game 2014	Est. copies ≈ 37k–60k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $80k–$216k after Steam's cut $146k–$333k before Steam's cut	$7.99	654 reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaSide Scroller
Leap Year 2024	Est. copies ≈ 80k–129k 4.7x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $109k–$294k after Steam's cut $199k–$452k before Steam's cut	$4.99	3k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ExplorationPrecision Platformer
Axiom Verge 2 2022	Est. copies ≈ 24k–39k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $133k–$358k after Steam's cut $242k–$552k before Steam's cut	$19.99	978 reviews Mostly Positive	ActionAdventure
Kalinur 2022	Est. copies ≈ 12k–20k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $7k–$18k after Steam's cut $12k–$28k before Steam's cut	$1.99	500 reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionAdventure