How much revenue did Scourge of the village make?

$16k–$42k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Scourge of the village sell?

Q: How many copies did Scourge of the village sell?

7k to 12k copies, based on its 289 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 7k–12k; $16k–$42k after Steam's cut $29k–$65k before Steam's cut; from 289 reviews (Mostly 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 Scourge of the village and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Scourge of the village's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 86k–92k

best case 380k (The Exit 8)

Games like Scourge of the village

A typical game among these

≈ 86k–92k copies

≈ $135k–$334k after Steam's cut

from ~3k 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.

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

Best case: The Exit 8 at ≈ 289k–470k copies, ≈ $317k–$853k 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 1k reviews in their first month; the range was 163 to 3k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Horror (7 of 8) and Psychological Horror (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horror + Psychological Horror, priced around $3. The breakout hits carry Choices Matter + Visual Novel; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2017 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 43 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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Platform 8 2024	Est. copies ≈ 72k–116k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $79k–$211k after Steam's cut $143k–$325k before Steam's cut	$3.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Psychological HorrorAdventure
The Test: Final Revelation 2020	Est. copies ≈ 133k–216k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $73k–$196k after Steam's cut $132k–$301k before Steam's cut	$1.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SimulationChoose Your Own Adventure
SIMULACRA 2017	Est. copies ≈ 161k–262k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $221k–$595k after Steam's cut $402k–$915k before Steam's cut	$4.99	5k reviews Very Positive	HorrorDetective
The Escape: Together 2023	Est. copies ≈ 62k–101k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $68k–$183k after Steam's cut $123k–$281k before Steam's cut	$3.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Early AccessAction
The Exit 8 2023	Est. copies ≈ 289k–470k 4.2x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $317k–$853k after Steam's cut $577k–$1.3M before Steam's cut	$3.99	12k reviews Very Positive	Psychological Horror Walking Simulator
The Test: Hypothesis Rising 2020	Est. copies ≈ 147k–239k 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $80k–$216k after Steam's cut $146k–$332k before Steam's cut	$1.99	6k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SimulationMultiple Endings
SCP: Secret Files 2022	Est. copies ≈ 126k–205k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	5k reviews Very Positive	AdventureStory Rich
The Complex: Expedition 2025	Est. copies ≈ 69k–112k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $284k–$764k after Steam's cut $516k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	3k reviews Very Positive	HorrorExploration