How much revenue did SchoolBoy Runaway make?

$48k–$130k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SchoolBoy Runaway sell?

Q: How many copies did SchoolBoy Runaway sell?

88k to 144k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 88k–144k; $48k–$130k after Steam's cut $88k–$200k before the cut; from 4k reviews (Very Positive)

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

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–2.6M

best case 4.4M (MiSide)

The First-Person 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

≈ 1.2M–2.6M copies

≈ $4.4M–$19.2M after Steam's cut

from ~35k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.4M–5.5M copies

MiSide · ≈ $13.9M–$37.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (5 of 8) and Horror (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Psychological Horror + Story Rich, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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