How much revenue did Monkey Doo make?

$1k–$3k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Monkey Doo sell?

Q: How many copies did Monkey Doo sell?

273 to 443 copies, based on its 11 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 273–443; $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut; from 11 reviews (Mostly 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 Monkey Doo and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Monkey Doo's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 140k–184k

best case 233k (Hot Lava)

Games like Monkey Doo

A typical game among these

≈ 140k–184k copies

≈ $876k–$1.4M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

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

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Hot Lava at ≈ 178k–289k copies, ≈ $977k–$2.6M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 11 reviews in their first month; the range was 2 to 2k.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 3D Platformer (6 of 8) and Platformer (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Precision Platformer + 3D Platformer, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 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 52 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
Hot Lava 2019	Est. copies ≈ 178k–289k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $977k–$2.6M after Steam's cut $1.8M–$4.0M before Steam's cut	$19.99	6k reviews Very Positive	Precision Platformer3D Platformer
Action Ball 2022	Est. copies ≈ 347–564 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $667–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$6.99	14 reviews Positive	ActionCasual
Blue Fire 2021	Est. copies ≈ 77k–126k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $425k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $772k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	3k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaExploration
NEW SCUFFED EPIC BHOP SIMULATOR 2023 (POG CHAMP) 2020	Est. copies ≈ 116k–189k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	5k reviews Very Positive	CasualAction
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell 2016	Est. copies ≈ 127k–207k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $525k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $955k–$2.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	3k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerParkour
Gatherings 2024	Est. copies ≈ 769–1k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut	$4.99	31 reviews Positive	CasualAction
Flappy Tank 2024	Est. copies ≈ 99–161 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $81–$219 after Steam's cut $148–$337 before Steam's cut	$2.99	4 reviews 4 user reviews	ActionAdventure
Jump Dash Soar 2022	Est. copies ≈ 422–685 too small to compare SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	17 reviews Positive	ActionArena Shooter