How much revenue did Universe Horizon make?

$5k–$13k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Universe Horizon sell?

Q: How many copies did Universe Horizon sell?

6k to 10k copies, based on its 237 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 6k–10k; $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before Steam's cut; from 237 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 Universe Horizon and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Universe Horizon's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–280k

best case 862k (Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game)

Games like Universe Horizon

A typical game among these

≈ 8k–280k copies

≈ $6k–$89k after Steam's cut

from ~751 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: Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game at ≈ 657k–1.1M copies.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 175 reviews in their first month; the range was 11 to 3k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Idler (6 of 8) and Clicker (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Idler + Clicker.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2017 to 2024, 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 43 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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Digseum 2024	Est. copies ≈ 202k–329k 11x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $166k–$448k after Steam's cut $303k–$689k before Steam's cut	$2.99	8k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CasualClicker
Wild West Saga: Idle Tycoon Clicker 2018	Est. copies ≈ 24k–39k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	790 reviews Mixed	ClickerIdler
Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes 2023	Est. copies ≈ 18k–29k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $49k–$130k after Steam's cut $88k–$201k before Steam's cut	$9.99	712 reviews Very Positive	CasualAdventure
Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game 2020	Est. copies ≈ 657k–1.1M 35x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	26k reviews Very Positive	IdlerClicker
maboroshi caravan 2023	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before Steam's cut	$3.99	104 reviews Very Positive	SimulationAtmospheric
EternaMine 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$14k before Steam's cut	$4.99	97 reviews Mostly Positive	CasualSimulation
PickCrafter 2017	Est. copies ≈ 246k–400k 9.5x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	7k reviews Very Positive	MiningIdler
refarm 2024	Est. copies ≈ 7k–12k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $8k–$22k after Steam's cut $15k–$34k before Steam's cut	$3.99	302 reviews Very Positive	ManagementIdler