How much revenue did NEKOPARA Vol. 1 make?

$3.9M–$10.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did NEKOPARA Vol. 1 sell?

Q: How many copies did NEKOPARA Vol. 1 sell?

1.4M to 2.3M copies, based on its 27k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.4M–2.3M; $3.9M–$10.5M after Steam's cut $7.1M–$16.2M before the cut; from 27k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left NEKOPARA Vol. 1 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including NEKOPARA Vol. 1's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 11.1M–21.3M

best case 123.4M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The Anime genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 11.1M–21.3M copies

≈ $82.6M–$174.0M after Steam's cut

from ~391k reviews

Best case

≈ 94.0M–152.8M copies

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Anime (3 of 8) and Survival (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter, priced around $17. The breakout hits carry Shooter + FPS + Third-Person Shooter; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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