How much revenue did Rain Runner make?

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

How many copies did Rain Runner sell?

Q: How many copies did Rain Runner sell?

942 to 2k copies, based on its 38 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 942–2k; $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut; from 38 reviews (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 Rain Runner and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rain Runner's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–48k

best case 343k (Gas Guzzlers Extreme)

Games like Rain Runner

A typical game among these

≈ 5k–48k copies

≈ $11k–$129k after Steam's cut

from ~277 reviews

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

2 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Gas Guzzlers Extreme at ≈ 261k–424k copies, ≈ $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 112 reviews in their first month; the range was 15 to 225.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Shooter (8 of 8) and Racing (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Combat Racing + Vehicular Combat, priced around $25.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2023, and none of them 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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Rocket Assault: Downhill Rush 2023	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $13k–$35k after Steam's cut $24k–$54k before Steam's cut	$7.99	238 reviews Very Positive	RacingAction
Super Block Crush 2023	Est. copies ≈ 769–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $633–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$2.99	31 reviews Positive	CasualShooter
Gas Guzzlers Extreme 2013	Est. copies ≈ 261k–424k 15x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.4M before Steam's cut	$24.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Combat RacingVehicular Combat
Bike Rush 2018	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$14k before Steam's cut	$4.99	82 reviews Mixed	RacingAction
City Zoomer 2021	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $7k–$17k after Steam's cut $12k–$27k before Steam's cut	$4.99	191 reviews Very Positive	Racing3D Platformer
Revolution Ace 2014	Est. copies ≈ 106k–172k 6.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $145k–$390k after Steam's cut $264k–$599k before Steam's cut	$4.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Shoot 'Em UpAction
Warstride Challenges 2023	Est. copies ≈ 8k–13k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $45k–$120k after Steam's cut $81k–$185k before Steam's cut	$19.99	328 reviews Very Positive	3DGore
Diesel Guns 2016	Est. copies ≈ 13k–21k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $29k–$78k after Steam's cut $53k–$119k before Steam's cut	$7.99	316 reviews Mixed	Early AccessVehicular Combat