How much revenue did Desktop Pet Project make?

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

How many copies did Desktop Pet Project sell?

Q: How many copies did Desktop Pet Project sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 55 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut; from 55 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 Desktop Pet Project and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Desktop Pet Project's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 58k–113k

best case 1.1M (inZOI)

Games like Desktop Pet Project

A typical game among these

≈ 58k–113k copies

≈ $272k–$819k after Steam's cut

from ~2k 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: inZOI at ≈ 824k–1.3M copies, ≈ $9.1M–$24.4M 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 601 reviews in their first month; the range was 234 to 18k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Life Sim (7 of 8) and Simulation (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Life Sim + Character Customization, priced around $40. The breakout hits carry Character Customization + Sexual Content + Realistic; 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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inZOI 2025	Est. copies ≈ 824k–1.3M 17x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $9.1M–$24.4M after Steam's cut $16.5M–$37.5M before Steam's cut	$39.99	33k reviews Mostly Positive	Life SimCharacter Customization
Cattails: Wildwood Story 2023	Est. copies ≈ 48k–78k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $265k–$713k after Steam's cut $482k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$19.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CatsLife Sim
Animal Shelter 2022	Est. copies ≈ 103k–168k 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $568k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	4k reviews Very Positive	DogLife Sim
Cat Cafe Manager 2022	Est. copies ≈ 80k–130k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $438k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $797k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Cozy Simulation
STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town 2021	Est. copies ≈ 41k–66k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $449k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $817k–$1.9M before Steam's cut	$39.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Farming SimCasual
Cattails \| Become a Cat! 2017	Est. copies ≈ 93k–151k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $382k–$1.0M after Steam's cut $695k–$1.6M before Steam's cut	$14.99	3k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CatsLife Sim
Meowjiro 2022	Est. copies ≈ 22k–35k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $30k–$80k after Steam's cut $54k–$123k before Steam's cut	$4.99	871 reviews Very Positive	CasualLife Sim
Screen Cat 2025	Est. copies ≈ 47k–76k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $13k–$34k after Steam's cut $23k–$53k before Steam's cut	$0.99	2k reviews Very Positive	CasualSimulation