How much revenue did Lazarus A.D. 2222 make?

$885–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Lazarus A.D. 2222 sell?

Q: How many copies did Lazarus A.D. 2222 sell?

645 to 1k copies, based on its 26 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 645–1k; $885–$2k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut; from 26 reviews (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 Lazarus A.D. 2222 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Lazarus A.D. 2222's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 104k–300k

best case 2.1M (VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action)

Games like Lazarus A.D. 2222

A typical game among these

≈ 104k–300k copies

≈ $408k–$2.0M after Steam's cut

from ~5k 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: VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action at ≈ 1.6M–2.6M copies, ≈ $6.7M–$17.9M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 803 reviews in their first month; the range was 790 to 1k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Choices Matter (5 of 8) and Cyberpunk (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Cyberpunk + Visual Novel, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2024, 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 52 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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VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.6M 8.5x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $6.7M–$17.9M after Steam's cut $12.1M–$27.6M before Steam's cut	$14.99	39k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CyberpunkVisual Novel
Minds Beneath Us 2024	Est. copies ≈ 159k–259k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $876k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.6M before Steam's cut	$19.99	6k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CinematicAtmospheric
Whispers of a Machine 2019	Est. copies ≈ 58k–95k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $240k–$645k after Steam's cut $436k–$992k before Steam's cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	AdventurePoint & Click
American Arcadia 2023	Est. copies ≈ 106k–173k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $584k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	4k reviews Very Positive	SingleplayerPoint & Click
Subsurface Circular 2017	Est. copies ≈ 67k–108k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $110k–$295k after Steam's cut $200k–$454k before Steam's cut	$5.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Visual NovelInvestigation
The Red Strings Club 2018	Est. copies ≈ 435k–708k 3.1x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.4M before Steam's cut	$14.99	14k reviews Very Positive	CyberpunkPixel Graphics
Neo Cab 2019	Est. copies ≈ 84k–136k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $345k–$926k after Steam's cut $626k–$1.4M before Steam's cut	$14.99	3k reviews Mostly Positive	Visual NovelCyberpunk
Chill Pulse 2024	Est. copies ≈ 120k–195k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $165k–$443k after Steam's cut $299k–$681k before Steam's cut	$4.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CasualUtilities