How much revenue did ZXC make?

$1k–$3k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did ZXC sell?

Q: How many copies did ZXC sell?

868 to 1k copies, based on its 35 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 868–1k; $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut; from 35 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 ZXC and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ZXC's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 220–2k

best case 26k (√Letter - Root Letter -)

Games like ZXC

A typical game among these

≈ 220–2k copies

≈ $311–$13k after Steam's cut

from ~18 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.

Best case: √Letter - Root Letter - at ≈ 20k–33k copies, ≈ $110k–$296k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 7 reviews in their first month; the range was 1 to 88.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 2D Platformer (5 of 8) and Choose Your Own Adventure (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Visual Novel + Anime, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2017 to 2026, 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 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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√Letter - Root Letter - 2017	Est. copies ≈ 20k–33k 32x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $110k–$296k after Steam's cut $200k–$455k before Steam's cut	$19.99	582 reviews Mostly Positive	AdventureVisual Novel
Sentimental Death Loop 2023	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k 11x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $26k–$69k after Steam's cut $47k–$107k before Steam's cut	$19.99	189 reviews Mixed	AdventureSurvival Horror
Consequence 2020	Est. copies ≈ 124–202 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $170–$459 after Steam's cut $309–$706 before Steam's cut	$4.99	5 reviews 5 user reviews	Time ManipulationAdventure
Sliming 2023	Est. copies ≈ 149–242 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $123–$330 after Steam's cut $223–$507 before Steam's cut	$2.99	6 reviews 6 user reviews	SimulationAction
Résop Paz Yandere True ( Rpyt ) ( R-pyt ) ( Resop Paz ) 2026	Est. copies ≈ 174–282 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $239–$640 after Steam's cut $434–$985 before Steam's cut	$4.99	7 reviews 7 user reviews	Early AccessAction-Adventure
Abandoned Village Walking Group 2024	Est. copies ≈ 694–1k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $954–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut	$5.00	28 reviews Mixed	Choose Your Own Adventure2D Platformer
DROOM 2024	Est. copies ≈ 595–967 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $164–$440 after Steam's cut $298–$677 before Steam's cut	$1.00	24 reviews Positive	AdventureRogue-like
桃の華は鮮血に染まる 2023	Est. copies ≈ 298–484 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $901–$2k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut	$10.99	12 reviews Positive	Choose Your Own AdventureVisual Novel