How much revenue did 49 Keys make?

$8k–$20k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did 49 Keys sell?

Q: How many copies did 49 Keys sell?

3k to 4k copies, based on its 111 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–4k; $8k–$20k after Steam's cut $14k–$31k before Steam's cut; from 111 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 49 Keys and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including 49 Keys's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10k–27k

best case 280k (Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth)

Games like 49 Keys

A typical game among these

≈ 10k–27k copies

≈ $80k–$148k after Steam's cut

from ~506 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: Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth at ≈ 213k–346k copies, ≈ $292k–$786k 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 127 reviews in their first month; the range was 73 to 407.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Lovecraftian (7 of 8) and Horror (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Lovecraftian + Horror, priced around $5. The breakout hits carry First-Person + Survival Horror + FPS; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2009 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 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

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth 2009	Est. copies ≈ 213k–346k 6.7x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $292k–$786k after Steam's cut $532k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$4.99	3k reviews Mixed	LovecraftianHorror
Omen Exitio: Plague 2018	Est. copies ≈ 19k–32k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $53k–$144k after Steam's cut $97k–$221k before Steam's cut	$9.99	640 reviews Very Positive	LovecraftianIndie
Saint Kotar 2021	Est. copies ≈ 7k–12k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $40k–$107k after Steam's cut $73k–$165k before Steam's cut	$19.99	293 reviews Mostly Positive	AdventureChoices Matter
Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity 2016	Est. copies ≈ 22k–36k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $61k–$165k after Steam's cut $112k–$254k before Steam's cut	$9.99	537 reviews Very Positive	Souls-likeAction
Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask 2020	Est. copies ≈ 9k–14k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	348 reviews Mostly Positive	AdventurePoint & Click
Necrophosis 2025	Est. copies ≈ 22k–36k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $98k–$265k after Steam's cut $179k–$407k before Steam's cut	$15.99	903 reviews Very Positive	LovecraftianSurreal
ASYLUM 2025	Est. copies ≈ 13k–20k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $86k–$232k after Steam's cut $157k–$357k before Steam's cut	$24.99	506 reviews Very Positive	AdventureIndie
Candlelight: Lament 2024	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $8k–$22k after Steam's cut $15k–$33k before Steam's cut	$9.99	118 reviews Very Positive	AdventureLovecraftian