How much revenue did Wake Cup make?

$599–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Wake Cup sell?

Q: How many copies did Wake Cup sell?

546 to 887 copies, based on its 22 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 546–887; $599–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$2k before Steam's cut; from 22 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 Wake Cup and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Wake Cup's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–43k

best case 139k (Emberward)

Games like Wake Cup

A typical game among these

≈ 2k–43k copies

≈ $4k–$242k after Steam's cut

from ~217 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: Emberward at ≈ 106k–172k copies, ≈ $584k–$1.6M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 148 reviews in their first month; the range was 2 to 4k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Rogue-lite (8 of 8) and Tower Defense (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tower Defense + Rogue-lite, priced around $20.
When they shipped: 5 of the 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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 of about 31, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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The Wall Mustn't Fall 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$10k before Steam's cut	$4.99	69 reviews Very Positive	Tower DefenseAuto Battler
Samawa Idle 2023	Est. copies ≈ 15k–25k 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $21k–$57k after Steam's cut $39k–$88k before Steam's cut	$4.99	623 reviews Mixed	ClickerIdler
Ancient Cultivatrix 2025	Est. copies ≈ 9k–14k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $21k–$57k after Steam's cut $38k–$87k before Steam's cut	$8.99	343 reviews Mixed	Rogue-lite Bullet Hell
Neon Ascending 2025	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$10k before Steam's cut	$3.99	91 reviews Very Positive	Bullet Hell Rogue-lite
air star 2023	Est. copies ≈ 595–967 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $817–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$4.99	24 reviews Positive	CasualStrategy
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