How much revenue did IN THE BUILDING: CATS make?

$2k–$5k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did IN THE BUILDING: CATS sell?

Q: How many copies did IN THE BUILDING: CATS sell?

3k to 5k copies, based on its 125 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–5k; $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before Steam's cut; from 125 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 IN THE BUILDING: CATS and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including IN THE BUILDING: CATS's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3k

best case 16k (100 hidden mushrooms)

Games like IN THE BUILDING: CATS

A typical game among these

≈ 3k copies

≈ $2k–$3k after Steam's cut

from ~85 reviews

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

None of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: 100 hidden mushrooms at ≈ 12k–20k copies, ≈ $3k–$9k 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 14 reviews in their first month; the range was 7 to 45.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Clicker (6 of 8) and Exploration (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Hidden Object, priced around $1. The breakout hits carry Family Friendly + Casual + Adventure; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: None of the similar games shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2023. That says more about which games were found than about the market.

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 of about 31, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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100 hidden mushrooms 2021	Est. copies ≈ 12k–20k 5.8x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$14k before Steam's cut	$0.99	491 reviews Very Positive	CasualAdventure
100 hidden turtles 2022	Est. copies ≈ 12k–20k 5.7x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$14k before Steam's cut	$0.99	487 reviews Very Positive	CasualAdventure
IN THE BUILDING: CATS 3 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$1.99	84 reviews Very Positive	Side ScrollerExploration
IN THE BUILDING: CATS 2 2022	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut	$1.99	75 reviews Very Positive	Side ScrollerExploration
Cat city 2023	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before Steam's cut	$1.99	104 reviews Mostly Positive	Side ScrollerExploration
SEARCH ALL - SPIDERS 2022	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before Steam's cut	$2.99	86 reviews Very Positive	CasualPoint & Click
Everything is going to be OK 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$1.99	94 reviews Very Positive	SoftwareAdventure
SEARCH ALL - CACTUSES 2022	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$2.99	57 reviews Very Positive	Side ScrollerExploration