How much revenue did Merchants of Kaidan make?

$120k–$323k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Merchants of Kaidan sell?

Q: How many copies did Merchants of Kaidan sell?

29k to 47k copies, based on its 521 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 29k–47k; $120k–$323k after Steam's cut $219k–$497k before Steam's cut; from 521 reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 43k–52k

best case 586k (Shop Titans)

Games like Merchants of Kaidan

A typical game among these

≈ 43k–52k copies

≈ $220k–$304k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

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

6 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Shop Titans at ≈ 446k–725k copies. 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 653 reviews in their first month; the range was 118 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Simulation (5 of 8) and Economy (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Idler + Shop Keeper. The breakout hits carry Idler + Shop Keeper + Crafting; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2026, 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 52 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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Shop Titans 2020	Est. copies ≈ 446k–725k 15x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	18k reviews Mostly Positive	IdlerShop Keeper
Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue 2020	Est. copies ≈ 39k–63k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	2k reviews Very Positive	SimulationAuto Battler
SAELIG 2017	Est. copies ≈ 40k–65k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $165k–$443k after Steam's cut $300k–$682k before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Very Positive	SimulationRPG
Kingdom Wars 2: Battles 2016	Est. copies ≈ 39k–64k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	947 reviews Mixed	StrategyMedieval
Synergy 2025	Est. copies ≈ 27k–44k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $187k–$504k after Steam's cut $341k–$775k before Steam's cut	$24.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	StylizedCity Builder
TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer 2026	Est. copies ≈ 39k–64k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $54k–$146k after Steam's cut $99k–$224k before Steam's cut	$4.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Early AccessExploration
Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator 2021	Est. copies ≈ 22k–35k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $119k–$321k after Steam's cut $217k–$493k before Steam's cut	$19.99	875 reviews Very Positive	SingleplayerClicker
Shoppe Keep 2016	Est. copies ≈ 120k–195k 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $165k–$444k after Steam's cut $300k–$683k before Steam's cut	$4.99	3k reviews Mixed	SimulationRPG