How much revenue did Pinball Spire make?

$61k–$164k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Pinball Spire sell?

Q: How many copies did Pinball Spire sell?

15k to 24k copies, based on its 596 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–24k; $61k–$164k after Steam's cut $111k–$252k before Steam's cut; from 596 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 Pinball Spire and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Pinball Spire's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–3.7M

best case 25.6M (Hollow Knight)

Games like Pinball Spire

A typical game among these

≈ 1.2M–3.7M copies

≈ $8.5M–$45.0M after Steam's cut

from ~42k reviews

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

7 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Hollow Knight at ≈ 19.5M–31.6M copies, ≈ $80.3M–$215.8M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

The games that made it here had under 23k reviews in their first month.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Metroidvania (8 of 8) and Platformer (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Souls-like, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2024, 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 79 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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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–2.0M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $13.2M–$35.6M after Steam's cut $24.1M–$54.7M before Steam's cut	$39.99	42k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaRPG
Blasphemous 2019	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.2M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $18.8M–$50.7M after Steam's cut $34.3M–$78.0M before Steam's cut	$34.99	68k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaPixel Graphics
Hollow Knight 2017	Est. copies ≈ 19.5M–31.6M 14x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $80.3M–$215.8M after Steam's cut $145.9M–$332.0M before Steam's cut	$14.99	566k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Metroidvania Souls-like
Ori and the Will of the Wisps 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3.6M–5.9M 3.5x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $30.0M–$80.6M after Steam's cut $54.5M–$124.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	147k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	BeautifulMetroidvania
ANIMAL WELL 2024	Est. copies ≈ 612k–995k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $4.2M–$11.3M after Steam's cut $7.6M–$17.4M before Steam's cut	$24.99	25k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MetroidvaniaExploration
Yoku's Island Express 2018	Est. copies ≈ 162k–264k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $892k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PinballMetroidvania
Dust: An Elysian Tail 2013	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–2.0M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.0M–$13.4M after Steam's cut $9.0M–$20.6M before Steam's cut	$14.99	19k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionPlatformer
Rolled: A Pinball Nightmare 2024	Est. copies ≈ 50–81 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $69–$184 after Steam's cut $125–$283 before Steam's cut	$4.99	2 reviews 2 user reviews	ExplorationMetroidvania