How much revenue did Stygian: Outer Gods make?

$118k–$317k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Stygian: Outer Gods sell?

Q: How many copies did Stygian: Outer Gods sell?

17k to 28k copies, based on its 692 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 17k–28k; $118k–$317k after Steam's cut $214k–$488k before Steam's cut; from 692 reviews (Very 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 Stygian: Outer Gods and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Stygian: Outer Gods's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–72k

best case 557k (Call of Cthulhu®)

Games like Stygian: Outer Gods

A typical game among these

≈ 8k–72k copies

≈ $56k–$327k after Steam's cut

from ~468 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

3 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Call of Cthulhu® at ≈ 424k–690k copies, ≈ $2.3M–$6.3M 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 112 reviews in their first month; the range was 36 to 185.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Horror (8 of 8) and Lovecraftian (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Lovecraftian + Horror, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Detective + Story Rich + Psychological Horror; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2024, and 1 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

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Call of Cthulhu® 2018	Est. copies ≈ 424k–690k 30x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.3M–$6.3M after Steam's cut $4.2M–$9.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	14k reviews Mostly Positive	LovecraftianHorror
Dreams in the Witch House 2023	Est. copies ≈ 12k–19k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $35k–$94k after Steam's cut $64k–$145k before Steam's cut	$10.99	468 reviews Very Positive	Lore-RichLovecraftian
Alone in the Dark (2008) 2013	Est. copies ≈ 96k–156k 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $263k–$708k after Steam's cut $479k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$9.99	2k reviews Mixed	AdventureAction
Red Haze 2017	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $9k–$23k after Steam's cut $16k–$36k before Steam's cut	$4.99	184 reviews Very Positive	AdventureIndie
Lamentum 2021	Est. copies ≈ 21k–34k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $92k–$247k after Steam's cut $167k–$380k before Steam's cut	$15.99	842 reviews Very Positive	Survival HorrorBlood
SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION 2019	Est. copies ≈ 89k–145k 6.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $734k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$3.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	3k reviews Mostly Positive	Survival HorrorDark
HINGE VR 2020	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $27k–$72k after Steam's cut $49k–$111k before Steam's cut	$19.99	197 reviews Mostly Positive	VRHorror
Edge of Sanity 2024	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $34k–$90k after Steam's cut $61k–$139k before Steam's cut	$19.99	246 reviews Mostly Positive	Singleplayer2D