How much revenue did Magic Research make?

$14k–$38k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Magic Research sell?

Q: How many copies did Magic Research sell?

10k to 17k copies, based on its 418 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 10k–17k; $14k–$38k after Steam's cut $26k–$59k before Steam's cut; from 418 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 Magic Research and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Magic Research's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–22k

best case 89k (Your Chronicle)

Games like Magic Research

A typical game among these

≈ 1k–22k copies

≈ $3k–$40k after Steam's cut

from ~174 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: Your Chronicle at ≈ 68k–110k copies.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 38 reviews in their first month; the range was 20 to 631.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Auto Battler (7 of 8) and Idler (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Idler + Text-Based.
When they shipped: 5 of the 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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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Magic Research 2 2024	Est. copies ≈ 15k–25k 3.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $25k–$68k after Steam's cut $46k–$104k before Steam's cut	$5.99	617 reviews Very Positive	Auto BattlerIdler
无限投影2 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$9k before Steam's cut	$3.99	76 reviews Mixed	SimulationIdler
Your Chronicle 2021	Est. copies ≈ 68k–110k 16x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	3k reviews Mostly Positive	RPGIdler
Lets Get Loot! 2025	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before Steam's cut	$4.99	44 reviews Mixed	IdlerHack and Slash
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Tower Walker: MMO Grind Simulator 2023	Est. copies ≈ 7k–11k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $19k–$50k after Steam's cut $34k–$77k before Steam's cut	$9.99	272 reviews Mostly Positive	IdlerAuto Battler
Novivors 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before Steam's cut	$4.99	46 reviews Mixed	IdlerAuto Battler
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