How much revenue did Genesis Survivors make?

$5k–$14k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Genesis Survivors sell?

Q: How many copies did Genesis Survivors sell?

4k to 6k copies, based on its 155 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–6k; $5k–$14k after Steam's cut $10k–$22k before Steam's cut; from 155 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 Genesis Survivors and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Genesis Survivors's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10k–56k

best case 110k (Greedland)

Games like Genesis Survivors

A typical game among these

≈ 10k–56k copies

≈ $29k–$220k after Steam's cut

from ~853 reviews

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

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Greedland at ≈ 84k–136k copies, ≈ $300k–$807k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 597 reviews in their first month; the range was 133 to 3k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Action Roguelike (7 of 8) and Bullet Hell (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Rogue-lite + Bullet Hell, priced around $13.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2025, 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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Greedland 2025	Est. copies ≈ 84k–136k 4.0x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $300k–$807k after Steam's cut $545k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$12.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Rogue-lite Bullet Hell
Battle Grid 2023	Est. copies ≈ 6k–9k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $9k–$25k after Steam's cut $17k–$39k before Steam's cut	$5.99	230 reviews Very Positive	MechsBullet Hell
Swarm Grinder 2024	Est. copies ≈ 30k–49k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $66k–$179k after Steam's cut $121k–$275k before Steam's cut	$7.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	Action RoguelikeBullet Hell
Rush Rover 2017	Est. copies ≈ 8k–12k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $10k–$28k after Steam's cut $19k–$43k before Steam's cut	$4.99	222 reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeRogue-lite
CRYPTARK 2017	Est. copies ≈ 67k–109k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $277k–$745k after Steam's cut $504k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeAction
Uragun 2023	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $17k–$47k after Steam's cut $31k–$72k before Steam's cut	$9.99	254 reviews Mostly Positive	SingleplayerAction Roguelike
Starward Rogue 2016	Est. copies ≈ 20k–33k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $67k–$180k after Steam's cut $121k–$276k before Steam's cut	$11.99	487 reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeBullet Hell
Project Lazarus 2023	Est. copies ≈ 34k–55k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $56k–$151k after Steam's cut $102k–$233k before Steam's cut	$5.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeAction