How much revenue did RPG Maker VX Ace make?

$5.2M–$13.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did RPG Maker VX Ace sell?

Q: How many copies did RPG Maker VX Ace sell?

269k to 437k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 269k–437k; $5.2M–$13.9M after Steam's cut $9.4M–$21.4M before the cut; from 5k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left RPG Maker VX Ace out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including RPG Maker VX Ace's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 11k–94k

best case 541k (RPG Maker MV)

The Game Development genre

3 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 11k–94k copies

≈ $315k–$2.2M after Steam's cut

from ~666 reviews

Best case

≈ 412k–670k copies

RPG Maker MV · ≈ $9.1M–$24.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Game Development (8 of 8) and RPGMaker (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with RPGMaker + Game Development, priced around $80.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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