How much revenue did Monster Battles make?

$53k–$142k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Monster Battles sell?

Q: How many copies did Monster Battles sell?

13k to 21k copies, based on its 518 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 13k–21k; $53k–$142k after Steam's cut $96k–$219k before Steam's cut; from 518 reviews (Mostly 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 Monster Battles and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Monster Battles's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–11k

best case 72k (Cat God Ranch)

Games like Monster Battles

A typical game among these

≈ 2k–11k copies

≈ $6k–$37k after Steam's cut

from ~103 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Cat God Ranch at ≈ 55k–89k copies, ≈ $150k–$404k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 58 reviews in their first month; the range was 33 to 998.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Auto Battler (6 of 8) and Roguelike Deckbuilder (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Card Battler + Roguelike Deckbuilder, priced around $10.
When they shipped: 8 of the 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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 of about 31, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Million Monster Militia 2024	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $7k–$19k after Steam's cut $13k–$29k before Steam's cut	$9.99	103 reviews Very Positive	Roguelike Deckbuilder Deckbuilding
Necroking 2024	Est. copies ≈ 24k–39k 9.3x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $33k–$88k after Steam's cut $59k–$135k before Steam's cut	$4.99	960 reviews Very Positive	Turn-Based Tactics Rogue-lite
Spellcats: Auto Card Tactics 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $6k–$13k before Steam's cut	$9.99	46 reviews Mixed	Roguelike Deckbuilder Deckbuilding
酒馆战争 2025	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	68 reviews Very Positive	Roguelike Deckbuilder Rogue-like
Combo Card Clashers 2024	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before Steam's cut	$5.99	120 reviews Very Positive	TacticalRoguelike Deckbuilder
Noah's Dilemma 2025	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$13k before Steam's cut	$9.99	47 reviews Positive	StrategyRogue-lite
Dice Assassin 2024	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$9k before Steam's cut	$2.99	103 reviews Mostly Positive	Rogue-likeCard Battler
Cat God Ranch 2024	Est. copies ≈ 55k–89k 21x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $150k–$404k after Steam's cut $273k–$621k before Steam's cut	$9.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Card BattlerRoguelike Deckbuilder