How much revenue did planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ make?

planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ sell?

Q: How many copies did planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ sell?

114k to 185k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 114k–185k; from 2k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~'s, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 191k–278k

best case 2.0M (NEKOPARA Vol. 1)

Games like planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~

A typical game among these

≈ 191k–278k copies

≈ $580k–$1.7M after Steam's cut

from ~5k 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: NEKOPARA Vol. 1 at ≈ 1.5M–2.5M copies, ≈ $4.2M–$11.4M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Anime (8 of 8) and Visual Novel (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Visual Novel + Anime, priced around $10.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 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 70 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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ATRI -My Dear Moments- 2020	Est. copies ≈ 584k–949k 4.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $3.4M–$9.1M after Steam's cut $6.1M–$13.9M before Steam's cut	$20.99	24k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Visual NovelAnime
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 2014	Est. copies ≈ 1.5M–2.5M 5.7x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $4.2M–$11.4M after Steam's cut $7.7M–$17.5M before Steam's cut	$9.99	27k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	HentaiAnime
Our End of the World 2017	Est. copies ≈ 167k–272k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $459k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $835k–$1.9M before Steam's cut	$9.99	5k reviews Mostly Positive	Sexual ContentDating Sim
NEKOPARA Vol. 0 2015	Est. copies ≈ 869k–1.4M 3.7x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $715k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$3.0M before Steam's cut	$2.99	18k reviews Very Positive	AnimeNudity
eden* 2015	Est. copies ≈ 257k–418k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.4M–$3.8M after Steam's cut $2.6M–$5.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Visual NovelAnime
NEKOPARA Vol. 2 2016	Est. copies ≈ 535k–870k 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.5M–$4.0M after Steam's cut $2.7M–$6.1M before Steam's cut	$9.99	13k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AnimeSexual Content
NEKOPARA Vol. 3 2017	Est. copies ≈ 414k–672k 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.1M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.7M before Steam's cut	$9.99	12k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	HentaiSexual Content
NEKOPARA Extra 2018	Est. copies ≈ 124k–201k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $170k–$456k after Steam's cut $308k–$701k before Steam's cut	$4.99	4k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AnimeCute