How much revenue did Fishlike make?

$6k–$17k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Fishlike sell?

Q: How many copies did Fishlike sell?

5k to 7k copies, based on its 183 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–7k; $6k–$17k after Steam's cut $11k–$26k before Steam's cut; from 183 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 Fishlike and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Fishlike's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 53k–84k

best case 80k (pureya)

Games like Fishlike

A typical game among these

≈ 53k–84k copies

≈ $61k–$128k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

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

3 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: pureya at ≈ 61k–99k copies, ≈ $100k–$270k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 60 reviews in their first month; the range was 13 to 1k.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Arcade (7 of 8) and Fishing (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Minigames + Arcade, priced around $6.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2011 to 2025, and 3 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 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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Button City 2021	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $24k–$65k after Steam's cut $44k–$100k before Steam's cut	$19.99	178 reviews Very Positive	ArcadePoint & Click
Fantasy Fishing Town 2022	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$18k before Steam's cut	$6.99	93 reviews Mostly Positive	FishingCasual
Real VR Fishing 2024	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $27k–$72k after Steam's cut $49k–$111k before Steam's cut	$19.99	197 reviews Mostly Positive	SportsArcade
pureya 2021	Est. copies ≈ 61k–99k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $100k–$270k after Steam's cut $182k–$415k before Steam's cut	$5.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MinigamesArcade
SEGA Bass Fishing 2011	Est. copies ≈ 73k–118k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	1k reviews Very Positive	FishingSimulation
Dreams of Aether 2025	Est. copies ≈ 47k–77k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $39k–$105k after Steam's cut $71k–$161k before Steam's cut	$2.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MinigamesArcade
Dinogotchi 2021	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$2.49	66 reviews Very Positive	DinosaursWholesome
myPOPGOES 2024	Est. copies ≈ 20k–32k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $27k–$72k after Steam's cut $49k–$111k before Steam's cut	$4.99	792 reviews Very Positive	Puzzle Management