How much revenue did Dark Matter make?

$46k–$124k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dark Matter sell?

Q: How many copies did Dark Matter sell?

17k to 27k copies, based on its 265 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 17k–27k; $46k–$124k after Steam's cut $84k–$190k before Steam's cut; from 265 reviews (Mixed)

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 Dark Matter and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dark Matter's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 200k–341k

best case 630k (The Swapper)

Games like Dark Matter

A typical game among these

≈ 200k–341k copies

≈ $1.4M–$2.2M 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: The Swapper at ≈ 480k–780k copies, ≈ $2.0M–$5.3M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Metroidvania (6 of 8) and Platformer (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Sci-fi, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2021, and none of them 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 79 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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Axiom Verge 2015	Est. copies ≈ 324k–526k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	7k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaIndie
Iconoclasts 2018	Est. copies ≈ 153k–249k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $841k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	5k reviews Very Positive	IndiePixel Graphics
Gato Roboto 2019	Est. copies ≈ 152k–246k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $333k–$896k after Steam's cut $606k–$1.4M before Steam's cut	$7.99	5k reviews Very Positive	IndieMetroidvania
The Swapper 2013	Est. copies ≈ 480k–780k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.0M–$5.3M after Steam's cut $3.6M–$8.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	8k reviews Very Positive	PuzzleSci-fi
Dex 2015	Est. copies ≈ 174k–282k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $954k–$2.6M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.9M before Steam's cut	$19.99	4k reviews Very Positive	CyberpunkRPG
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® 2014	Est. copies ≈ 238k–387k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $981k–$2.6M after Steam's cut $1.8M–$4.1M before Steam's cut	$14.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Platformer Metroidvania
The Fall 2014	Est. copies ≈ 208k–338k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $571k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.4M before Steam's cut	$9.99	4k reviews Very Positive	AdventureSci-fi
Lost Ruins 2021	Est. copies ≈ 144k–234k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $793k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	6k reviews Very Positive	AnimePixel Graphics