How much revenue did John Christian 3.0 make?

$407–$1k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did John Christian 3.0 sell?

Q: How many copies did John Christian 3.0 sell?

744 to 1k copies, based on its 30 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 744–1k; $407–$1k after Steam's cut $740–$2k before Steam's cut; from 30 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 John Christian 3.0 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including John Christian 3.0's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–9k

best case 48k (Hitler Waifu)

Games like John Christian 3.0

A typical game among these

≈ 5k–9k copies

≈ $18k–$60k after Steam's cut

from ~226 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Hitler Waifu at ≈ 37k–59k copies, ≈ $10k–$27k 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 97 reviews in their first month; the range was 35 to 135.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Action-Adventure (7 of 8) and Wargame (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action-Adventure, priced around $5. The breakout hits carry Casual + Arena Shooter + Arcade; 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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Hitler Waifu 2023	Est. copies ≈ 37k–59k 6.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $10k–$27k after Steam's cut $18k–$41k before Steam's cut	$0.99	1k reviews Very Positive	CasualAdventure
Rescue Operation 2021	Est. copies ≈ 7k–12k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $8k–$22k after Steam's cut $15k–$34k before Steam's cut	$3.99	298 reviews Very Positive	Hero ShooterSpectacle fighter
Dragon Princess is Hungry 2023	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $35k–$93k after Steam's cut $63k–$143k before Steam's cut	$19.99	254 reviews Very Positive	Sexual ContentNudity
Sword of Destiny 2020	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut	$0.99	149 reviews Very Positive	Side ScrollerPrecision Platformer
Baldo: The Guardian Owls 2021	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 Mixed	ActionRPG
Strikey Sisters 2017	Est. copies ≈ 33k–54k 4.3x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $91k–$244k after Steam's cut $165k–$376k before Steam's cut	$9.99	962 reviews Very Positive	Action-AdventureArcade
Dawn of Anarchy 2025	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $14k–$38k after Steam's cut $26k–$58k before Steam's cut	$13.99	147 reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyAction
B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux 2024	Est. copies ≈ 9k–14k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $35k–$95k after Steam's cut $64k–$146k before Steam's cut	$14.99	346 reviews Mixed	ActionSimulation