How much revenue did Samawa Idle make?

$20k–$54k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Samawa Idle sell?

Q: How many copies did Samawa Idle sell?

15k to 24k copies, based on its 612 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–24k; $20k–$54k after Steam's cut $37k–$83k before the cut; from 612 reviews (Mixed)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Samawa Idle out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Samawa Idle's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 24k–72k

best case 310k ((the) Gnorp Apologue)

The Clicker genre

5 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 24k–72k copies

≈ $40k–$233k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Best case

≈ 237k–384k copies

(the) Gnorp Apologue · ≈ $455k–$1.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Clicker (6 of 8) and Idler (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Clicker + Idler, priced around $7.
The era: The games you compared span 2019 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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