How much revenue did CucumbeRunner make?

$680–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did CucumbeRunner sell?

Q: How many copies did CucumbeRunner sell?

620 to 1k copies, based on its 25 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 620–1k; $680–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut; from 25 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 CucumbeRunner and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including CucumbeRunner's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 12k–37k

best case 248k (Neon Beats)

Games like CucumbeRunner

A typical game among these

≈ 12k–37k copies

≈ $54k–$158k after Steam's cut

from ~504 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: Neon Beats at ≈ 189k–308k 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 118 reviews in their first month; the range was 66 to 313.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Platformer (5 of 8) and 2D Platformer (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Rhythm + Music. The breakout hits carry Free to Play + Great Soundtrack + Rhythm; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2024, 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 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

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Neon Beats 2019	Est. copies ≈ 189k–308k 13x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	7k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Free to PlayRhythm
Degrees of Separation 2019	Est. copies ≈ 39k–63k 2.7x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $213k–$573k after Steam's cut $388k–$882k before Steam's cut	$19.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Local Co-OpPuzzle-Platformer
One Hand Clapping 2021	Est. copies ≈ 28k–45k 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $114k–$307k after Steam's cut $208k–$473k before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Very Positive	AdventureIndie
Onde 2022	Est. copies ≈ 9k–14k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $34k–$92k after Steam's cut $62k–$142k before Steam's cut	$13.99	359 reviews Very Positive	AtmosphericRhythm
Bat Boy 2023	Est. copies ≈ 7k–11k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $27k–$73k after Steam's cut $50k–$113k before Steam's cut	$14.99	267 reviews Very Positive	ActionAdventure
6180 the moon 2014	Est. copies ≈ 28k–46k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $31k–$83k after Steam's cut $56k–$128k before Steam's cut	$3.99	504 reviews Very Positive	IndieAction
Ynglet 2021	Est. copies ≈ 10k–15k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $21k–$56k after Steam's cut $38k–$87k before Steam's cut	$7.99	384 reviews Very Positive	Puzzle-PlatformerRelaxing
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home 2024	Est. copies ≈ 14k–23k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $57k–$154k after Steam's cut $104k–$237k before Steam's cut	$14.99	561 reviews Mixed	AdventurePlatformer