How much revenue did Aleph make?

$2k–$4k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Aleph sell?

Q: How many copies did Aleph sell?

2k to 3k copies, based on its 75 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before Steam's cut; from 75 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 Aleph and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Aleph's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 790–895

best case 30k (ARIDA: Backland's Awakening)

Games like Aleph

A typical game among these

≈ 790–895 copies

≈ $2k after Steam's cut

from ~26 reviews

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

None of the 8 similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: ARIDA: Backland's Awakening at ≈ 23k–37k copies, ≈ $21k–$57k 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 25 reviews in their first month; the range was 14 to 62.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Collectathon (6 of 8) and Exploration (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Female Protagonist + Story Rich, priced around $5. The breakout hits carry Cute + Adventure + Family Friendly; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2019 to 2025, and 3 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 36 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
ARIDA: Backland's Awakening 2019	Est. copies ≈ 23k–37k 31x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $21k–$57k after Steam's cut $39k–$88k before Steam's cut	$3.39	792 reviews Very Positive	Female ProtagonistAdventure
Viking Hiking 2023	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k 5.0x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	127 reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayAdventure
Penko Park 2020	Est. copies ≈ 17k–27k 26x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $64k–$173k after Steam's cut $117k–$266k before Steam's cut	$13.99	674 reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Creature CollectorCute
Foxen Island 2021	Est. copies ≈ 620–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before Steam's cut	$8.99	25 reviews Positive	CasualExploration
Snowmen 2023	Est. copies ≈ 794–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$4.99	32 reviews Positive	GoreHorror
A Story About Birds 2024	Est. copies ≈ 546–887 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $749–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$4.99	22 reviews Positive	Casual2D
Sonar Scout 2024	Est. copies ≈ 645–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut	$5.99	26 reviews Positive	AtmosphericSubmarine
Little Wings Deliveries 2025	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k 3.5x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $6k–$13k before Steam's cut	$4.99	89 reviews Very Positive	AdventureIndie