How much revenue did Masternoid make?

$614–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Masternoid sell?

Q: How many copies did Masternoid sell?

149 to 242 copies, based on its 6 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 149–242; $614–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut; from 6 reviews (6 user reviews); Only 6 reviews so far, so that range swings on one or two people. Read it as a hint, not a measurement.

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 Masternoid and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Masternoid's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 57–2k

best case 6k (69 Ways to Kill a Zombie)

Games like Masternoid

A typical game among these

≈ 57–2k copies

≈ $114–$10k after Steam's cut

from ~6 reviews

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

None of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: 69 Ways to Kill a Zombie at ≈ 5k–8k copies, ≈ $7k–$18k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

The games that made it here had under 15 reviews in their first month.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share VR (8 of 8) and Arcade (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with VR + Zombies, priced around $5.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2017 to 2024, 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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69 Ways to Kill a Zombie 2017	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k 25x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $7k–$18k after Steam's cut $12k–$27k before Steam's cut	$4.99	140 reviews Mixed	VRZombies
The Rhythm of the Knight 2022	Est. copies ≈ 74–121 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $204–$550 after Steam's cut $370–$846 before Steam's cut	$9.99	3 reviews 3 user reviews	ActionArcade
Banana Invaders 2019	Est. copies ≈ 230–374 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	8 reviews 8 user reviews	ActionCasual
Xion 2018	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k 9.8x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$19k before Steam's cut	$9.99	54 reviews Mixed	ActionIndie
Pixel Ripped 1978: An Atari Adventure 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k 11x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $10k–$28k after Steam's cut $19k–$43k before Steam's cut	$24.99	61 reviews Mostly Positive	VRVoxel
Anti Air 2020	Est. copies ≈ 50–81 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $69–$184 after Steam's cut $125–$283 before Steam's cut	$4.99	2 reviews 2 user reviews	VRArcade
BBB: Balls Bangs Blocks 2024	Est. copies ≈ 25–40 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $55–$146 after Steam's cut $100–$224 before Steam's cut	$7.99	1 reviews 1 user reviews	CasualArcade
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