How much revenue did Splodey make?

$23k–$61k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Splodey sell?

Q: How many copies did Splodey sell?

6k to 10k copies, based on its 255 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 6k–10k; $23k–$61k after Steam's cut $41k–$93k before Steam's cut; from 255 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 Splodey and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Splodey's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 17k–23k

best case 356k (Deepest Sword)

Games like Splodey

A typical game among these

≈ 17k–23k copies

≈ $20k–$44k after Steam's cut

from ~400 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: Deepest Sword at ≈ 271k–441k copies. 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 1k reviews in their first month; the range was 170 to 1k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 2D Platformer (8 of 8) and Precision Platformer (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 2D Platformer + Side Scroller, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Pixel Graphics + Free to Play + Metroidvania; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2024, 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 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

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Deepest Sword 2021	Est. copies ≈ 271k–441k 27x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	11k reviews Very Positive	Pixel Graphics2D Platformer
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 2024	Est. copies ≈ 182k–295k 18x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.5M–$4.0M after Steam's cut $2.7M–$6.2M before Steam's cut	$29.99	7k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaExploration
!AnyWay! 2018	Est. copies ≈ 18k–30k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $10k–$27k after Steam's cut $18k–$41k before Steam's cut	$1.99	599 reviews Mixed	Side ScrollerPrecision Platformer
The Strongest TOFU 2024	Est. copies ≈ 9k–15k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $13k–$34k after Steam's cut $23k–$52k before Steam's cut	$4.99	371 reviews Very Positive	ActionSide Scroller
Schein 2014	Est. copies ≈ 18k–30k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $25k–$68k after Steam's cut $46k–$105k before Steam's cut	$4.99	330 reviews Mostly Positive	Precision PlatformerSide Scroller
GravNewton 2017	Est. copies ≈ 16k–26k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $45k–$120k after Steam's cut $81k–$184k before Steam's cut	$9.99	471 reviews Mostly Positive	Side ScrollerPrecision Platformer
Soulless: Ray Of Hope 2016	Est. copies ≈ 14k–22k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $19k–$51k after Steam's cut $34k–$78k before Steam's cut	$4.99	330 reviews Mostly Positive	Side ScrollerSokoban
1 Screen Platformer 2019	Est. copies ≈ 12k–20k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $10k–$27k after Steam's cut $18k–$42k before Steam's cut	$2.99	429 reviews Very Positive	Precision PlatformerDifficult