How much revenue did Aeruta make?

$345k–$927k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Aeruta sell?

Q: How many copies did Aeruta sell?

63k to 102k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 63k–102k; $345k–$927k after Steam's cut $627k–$1.4M before Steam's cut; from 3k 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 Aeruta and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Aeruta's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–3k

best case 68k (Cuisineer)

Games like Aeruta

A typical game among these

≈ 2k–3k copies

≈ $5k–$21k after Steam's cut

from ~69 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Cuisineer at ≈ 52k–84k copies, ≈ $357k–$960k after Steam's cut. 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 58 reviews in their first month; the range was 7 to 947.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Cooking (5 of 8) and Management (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Cooking, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Action Roguelike + Wholesome + Dungeon Crawler; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2018 to 2025, 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 38 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Katy & Bob: Cake Cafe 2018	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $11k–$30k after Steam's cut $20k–$46k before Steam's cut	$14.99	89 reviews Very Positive	CasualStrategy
Cuisineer 2023	Est. copies ≈ 52k–84k 30x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $357k–$960k after Steam's cut $649k–$1.5M before Steam's cut	$24.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Action RoguelikeCooking
Kitchen Sync: Aloha! 2025	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $24k–$63k after Steam's cut $43k–$98k before Steam's cut	$19.99	173 reviews Very Positive	CraftingStory Rich
Cooking Trip 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$19k before Steam's cut	$14.99	39 reviews Mostly Positive	CasualStrategy
Marenian Tavern Story: Patty and the Hungry God 2019	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $11k–$30k after Steam's cut $20k–$46k before Steam's cut	$19.99	71 reviews Mostly Positive	RPGAdventure
豆腐脑模拟器 Tofu Pudding Simulator 2019	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut	$1.99	69 reviews Mixed	CookingSimulation
My Universe - Cooking Star Restaurant 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $6k–$15k after Steam's cut $10k–$23k before Steam's cut	$14.99	54 reviews Mixed	CasualSimulation
Waifu Crush 2022	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $570–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$2k before Steam's cut	$1.99	42 reviews Mixed	Puzzle Visual Novel