How much revenue did Rune Factory 3 Special make?

$220k–$591k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rune Factory 3 Special sell?

Q: How many copies did Rune Factory 3 Special sell?

20k to 32k copies, based on its 833 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 20k–32k; $220k–$591k after Steam's cut $400k–$909k before the cut; from 833 reviews (Very Positive)

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

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We left Rune Factory 3 Special out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rune Factory 3 Special's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 134k–208k

best case 1.2M (Against the Storm)

The Farming Sim genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

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

A typical game

≈ 134k–208k copies

≈ $1.3M–$1.8M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 884k–1.4M copies

Against the Storm · ≈ $7.3M–$19.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Farming Sim (5 of 8) and Simulation (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Farming Sim + Dating Sim, priced around $15.
The era: Only 2 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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