How much revenue did Asterism make?

$2k–$7k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Asterism sell?

Q: How many copies did Asterism sell?

645 to 1k copies, based on its 26 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 645–1k; $2k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$10k before Steam's cut; from 26 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 Asterism and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Asterism's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 23k–115k

best case 194k (Incredibox)

Games like Asterism

A typical game among these

≈ 23k–115k copies

≈ $206k–$548k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

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

3 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Incredibox at ≈ 148k–241k copies, ≈ $203k–$547k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 211 reviews in their first month; the range was 1 to 3k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Rhythm (8 of 8) and Audio Production (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Rhythm + Music, priced around $5.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2015 to 2025, 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 61 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
Spin Rhythm XD 2023	Est. copies ≈ 105k–171k 4.0x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $578k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	4k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RhythmMusic
FUSER™ 2020	Est. copies ≈ 36k–58k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	1k reviews Very Positive	MusicCasual
Incredibox 2021	Est. copies ≈ 148k–241k 5.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $203k–$547k after Steam's cut $370k–$841k before Steam's cut	$4.99	6k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CasualRhythm
Rytmik Ultimate 2015	Est. copies ≈ 19k–32k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $96k–$258k after Steam's cut $175k–$397k before Steam's cut	$17.99	398 reviews Very Positive	Audio ProductionUtilities
Tribe XR \| DJ Academy 2019	Est. copies ≈ 10k–17k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	359 reviews Mostly Positive	VRMusic
Paradiddle 2022	Est. copies ≈ 17k–28k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $117k–$314k after Steam's cut $212k–$483k before Steam's cut	$24.99	685 reviews Very Positive	VRMusic
Instrumentalist 2021	Est. copies ≈ 74–121 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $305–$826 after Steam's cut $555–$1k before Steam's cut	$14.99	3 reviews 3 user reviews	SimulationAudio Production
Retro Wave 2025	Est. copies ≈ 25–40 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $20–$55 after Steam's cut $37–$84 before Steam's cut	$2.99	1 reviews 1 user reviews	CasualVR