How much revenue did Grandfather Simulator make?

$538–$1k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Grandfather Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Grandfather Simulator sell?

984 to 2k copies, based on its 41 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 984–2k; $538–$1k after Steam's cut $979–$2k before the cut; from 41 reviews (Mostly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Grandfather Simulator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Grandfather Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.3M–5.0M

best case 53.8M (Stardew Valley)

The Simulation genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 4.3M–5.0M copies

≈ $27.7M–$36.4M after Steam's cut

from ~76k reviews

Best case

≈ 41.0M–66.6M copies

Stardew Valley · ≈ $169.0M–$454.3M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (6 of 8) and Management (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Driving + Transportation, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Relaxing + Moddable + Pixel Graphics; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2008 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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