How much revenue did NanoApostle make?

$179k–$481k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did NanoApostle sell?

Q: How many copies did NanoApostle sell?

33k to 53k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 33k–53k; $179k–$481k after Steam's cut $325k–$740k before Steam's cut; from 1k 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 NanoApostle and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including NanoApostle's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.1M–7.1M

best case 7.4M (Path of Exile 2)

Games like NanoApostle

A typical game among these

≈ 6.1M–7.1M copies

≈ $68.4M–$96.4M after Steam's cut

from ~145k 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: Path of Exile 2 at ≈ 5.6M–9.1M copies, ≈ $46.4M–$124.6M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 57k reviews in their first month; the range was 8k to 110k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Dark Fantasy (7 of 8) and Souls-like (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action RPG + Hack and Slash, priced around $30.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2025, and 2 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 70 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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ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights 2021	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.9M too small to compare SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.9M–$21.2M after Steam's cut $14.3M–$32.6M before Steam's cut	$24.99	46k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaFemale Protagonist
Grim Dawn 2016	Est. copies ≈ 4.6M–7.4M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $31.4M–$84.5M after Steam's cut $57.2M–$130.0M before Steam's cut	$24.99	110k reviews Very Positive	Action RPGHack and Slash
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED 2018	Est. copies ≈ 4.8M–7.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $52.3M–$140.6M after Steam's cut $95.1M–$216.3M before Steam's cut	$39.99	156k reviews Very Positive	Souls-likeDark Fantasy
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN 2025	Est. copies ≈ 4.8M–7.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $52.3M–$140.5M after Steam's cut $95.0M–$216.2M before Steam's cut	$39.99	192k reviews Very Positive	Souls-likeOnline Co-Op
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin 2015	Est. copies ≈ 6.5M–10.5M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $71.3M–$191.8M after Steam's cut $129.7M–$295.0M before Steam's cut	$39.99	133k reviews Very Positive	Souls-likeDark Fantasy
DARK SOULS™ II 2014	Est. copies ≈ 2.6M–4.3M too small to compare SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $28.9M–$77.6M after Steam's cut $52.5M–$119.4M before Steam's cut	$39.99	47k reviews Very Positive	Souls-likeRPG
Lies of P 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2.1M–3.4M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $34.0M–$91.5M after Steam's cut $61.9M–$140.7M before Steam's cut	$59.99	83k reviews Very Positive	Souls-likeAction
Path of Exile 2 2024	Est. copies ≈ 5.6M–9.1M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $46.4M–$124.6M after Steam's cut $84.3M–$191.7M before Steam's cut	$29.99	227k reviews Mostly Positive	Action RPGHack and Slash