How much revenue did Surgeon Simulator make?

$2.4M–$6.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Surgeon Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Surgeon Simulator sell?

877k to 1.4M copies, based on its 17k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 877k–1.4M; $2.4M–$6.5M after Steam's cut $4.4M–$10.0M before the cut; from 17k reviews (Very Positive)

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

Does this actually work?

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.6M–11.9M

best case 85.4M (Garry's Mod)

The Physics genre

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

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

A typical game

≈ 5.6M–11.9M copies

≈ $46.5M–$125.0M after Steam's cut

from ~152k reviews

Best case

≈ 65.1M–105.7M copies

Garry's Mod · ≈ $178.7M–$480.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Physics (8 of 8) and Sandbox (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sandbox + Moddable, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Casual + First-Person + Moddable; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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