How much revenue did Menace from the Deep make?

$303k–$815k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Menace from the Deep sell?

Q: How many copies did Menace from the Deep sell?

65k to 105k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 65k–105k; $303k–$815k after Steam's cut $551k–$1.3M before Steam's cut; from 3k 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 Menace from the Deep and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Menace from the Deep's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6k–16k

best case 568k (Cultist Simulator)

Games like Menace from the Deep

A typical game among these

≈ 6k–16k copies

≈ $12k–$52k after Steam's cut

from ~356 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: Cultist Simulator at ≈ 433k–704k copies, ≈ $2.4M–$6.4M 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 159 reviews in their first month; the range was 5 to 352.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Card Game (6 of 8) and Roguelike Deckbuilder (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Choices Matter, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Simulation + Choices Matter + Dark Fantasy; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2025, and 3 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 52 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Cultist Simulator 2018	Est. copies ≈ 433k–704k 40x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.4M–$6.4M after Steam's cut $4.3M–$9.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	14k reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationChoices Matter
Tower Escape 2023	Est. copies ≈ 10k–17k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $23k–$61k after Steam's cut $41k–$94k before Steam's cut	$7.99	415 reviews Very Positive	Rogue-lite Roguelike Deckbuilder
Card Engine 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $8k–$22k after Steam's cut $15k–$34k before Steam's cut	$14.99	81 reviews Very Positive	UtilitiesPhoto Editing
Cards of Cthulhu 2016	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $4k–$11k after Steam's cut $7k–$17k before Steam's cut	$0.99	356 reviews Mostly Positive	Action RoguelikeRoguelike Deckbuilder
Hunt the Pale Gods 2025	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$19k before Steam's cut	$14.99	45 reviews Positive	DeckbuildingCard Battler
Fhtagn Simulator 2022	Est. copies ≈ 14k–23k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $31k–$84k after Steam's cut $57k–$129k before Steam's cut	$7.99	572 reviews Very Positive	Deckbuilding Roguelike Deckbuilder
Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder 2021	Est. copies ≈ 7k–11k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $25k–$68k after Steam's cut $46k–$105k before Steam's cut	$13.99	265 reviews Mixed	Roguelike DeckbuilderCard Battler
Railroads & Catacombs 2025	Est. copies ≈ 10k–17k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $56k–$152k after Steam's cut $103k–$233k before Steam's cut	$19.99	414 reviews Mostly Positive	Early AccessRoguelike Deckbuilder