How much revenue did Rhythm Witch: Beat Death make?

$24k–$65k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rhythm Witch: Beat Death sell?

Q: How many copies did Rhythm Witch: Beat Death sell?

15k to 24k copies, based on its 588 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–24k; $24k–$65k after Steam's cut $44k–$99k before Steam's cut; from 588 reviews (Very 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 Rhythm Witch: Beat Death and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rhythm Witch: Beat Death's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6k–12k

best case 372k (BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE)

Games like Rhythm Witch: Beat Death

A typical game among these

≈ 6k–12k copies

≈ $15k–$32k after Steam's cut

from ~214 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: BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE at ≈ 283k–461k copies, ≈ $1.6M–$4.2M after Steam's cut. 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 167 reviews in their first month; the range was 66 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Bullet Hell (6 of 8) and Action Roguelike (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FPS + Rhythm, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry FPS + Adventure + Spectacle fighter; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2017 to 2024, and 1 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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ONE BTN BOSSES 2024	Est. copies ≈ 5k–9k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $18k–$47k after Steam's cut $32k–$73k before Steam's cut	$11.99	216 reviews Very Positive	DifficultRhythm
SWARMRIDER OMEGA 2017	Est. copies ≈ 5k–7k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$0.99	131 reviews Mostly Positive	IndieAction
Beat Invaders 2022	Est. copies ≈ 5k–9k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $14k–$39k after Steam's cut $26k–$59k before Steam's cut	$9.99	211 reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeSpace
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BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE 2020	Est. copies ≈ 283k–461k 54x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.2M after Steam's cut $2.8M–$6.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	11k reviews Very Positive	FPS Rhythm
Desert Of The Dead 2019	Est. copies ≈ 12k–20k 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $17k–$46k after Steam's cut $31k–$71k before Steam's cut	$4.99	432 reviews Mixed	ShooterAction
Temp Zero 2022	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $6k–$16k after Steam's cut $11k–$24k before Steam's cut	$4.99	172 reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeRhythm
Battle Ram 2023	Est. copies ≈ 66k–108k 13x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $548k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $996k–$2.3M before Steam's cut	$29.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Spectacle fighterBullet Hell