How much revenue did Grocery Store Simulator make?

$633k–$1.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Grocery Store Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Grocery Store Simulator sell?

154k to 250k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 154k–250k; $633k–$1.7M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.6M before Steam's cut; from 6k 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 Grocery Store Simulator and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Grocery Store Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 29.1M–31.7M

best case 125.7M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

Games like Grocery Store Simulator

A typical game among these

≈ 29.1M–31.7M copies

≈ $114.8M–$191.8M after Steam's cut

from ~665k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS at ≈ 95.8M–155.7M copies. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Survival (5 of 8) and Crafting (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sandbox + Moddable, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Sandbox + Building + PvP; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2006 to 2020, 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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Phasmophobia 2020	Est. copies ≈ 20.9M–33.9M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $114.8M–$308.5M after Steam's cut $208.6M–$474.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	842k reviews Very Positive	HorrorOnline Co-Op
Among Us 2018	Est. copies ≈ 22.8M–37.0M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $31.3M–$84.0M after Steam's cut $56.8M–$129.3M before Steam's cut	$4.99	749k reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerSocial Deduction
Garry's Mod 2006	Est. copies ≈ 80.0M–130.1M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $219.9M–$591.3M after Steam's cut $399.8M–$909.6M before Steam's cut	$9.99	1.3M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SandboxModdable
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Rust 2018	Est. copies ≈ 42.7M–69.3M 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $469.3M–$1261.8M after Steam's cut $853.3M–$1941.3M before Steam's cut	$39.99	1.4M reviews Very Positive	SurvivalCrafting
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 2017	Est. copies ≈ 95.8M–155.7M 4.2x vs typical SteamSpy 100M–200M	Est. revenue Free	Free	2.8M reviews Mixed	SurvivalShooter
Rocket League® 2015	Est. copies ≈ 28.3M–46.0M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue Free	Free	580k reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerFootball (Soccer)
Don't Starve Together 2016	Est. copies ≈ 22.6M–36.8M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $93.2M–$250.7M after Steam's cut $169.5M–$385.7M before Steam's cut	$14.99	544k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalOpen World Survival Craft