How much revenue did Sticky Business make?

$527k–$1.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sticky Business sell?

Q: How many copies did Sticky Business sell?

192k to 312k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 192k–312k; $527k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $958k–$2.2M before Steam's cut; from 8k 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 Sticky Business and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sticky Business's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 63k–80k

best case 500k (Wobbledogs)

Games like Sticky Business

A typical game among these

≈ 63k–80k copies

≈ $455k–$686k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Wobbledogs at ≈ 381k–620k copies, ≈ $2.1M–$5.6M 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 813 reviews in their first month; the range was 405 to 4k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Wholesome (8 of 8) and Simulation (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Wholesome + Sandbox, priced around $22. The breakout hits carry Sandbox + Family Friendly + Cute; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: Only 2 of the 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about which games were found than about the market.

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 of about 31, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Wobbledogs 2022	Est. copies ≈ 381k–620k 7.7x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $2.1M–$5.6M after Steam's cut $3.8M–$8.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	15k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	DogWholesome
Cat Cafe Manager 2022	Est. copies ≈ 80k–130k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $438k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $797k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Cozy Simulation
Re:Legend 2022	Est. copies ≈ 50k–82k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $345k–$929k after Steam's cut $628k–$1.4M before Steam's cut	$24.99	2k reviews Mixed	RPGFarming Sim
STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life 2023	Est. copies ≈ 35k–56k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $381k–$1.0M after Steam's cut $693k–$1.6M before Steam's cut	$39.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	CasualRPG
Little Kitty, Big City 2024	Est. copies ≈ 345k–560k 7.0x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $2.4M–$6.4M after Steam's cut $4.3M–$9.8M before Steam's cut	$24.99	14k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CatsCute
Cattails: Wildwood Story 2023	Est. copies ≈ 48k–78k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $265k–$713k after Steam's cut $482k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$19.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CatsLife Sim
Station to Station 2023	Est. copies ≈ 49k–79k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $241k–$648k after Steam's cut $438k–$996k before Steam's cut	$17.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Simulation Puzzle
Lost But Found 2024	Est. copies ≈ 65k–106k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $125k–$336k after Steam's cut $227k–$516k before Steam's cut	$6.99	3k reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationCasual