How much revenue did Ambidextro make?

$77k–$207k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ambidextro sell?

Q: How many copies did Ambidextro sell?

35k to 57k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 35k–57k; $77k–$207k after Steam's cut $140k–$318k before Steam's cut; from 1k 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 Ambidextro and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ambidextro's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–4k

best case 159k (The End Is Nigh)

Games like Ambidextro

A typical game among these

≈ 2k–4k copies

≈ $9k–$29k after Steam's cut

from ~99 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: The End Is Nigh at ≈ 121k–197k copies, ≈ $500k–$1.3M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 49 reviews in their first month; the range was 18 to 168.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Platformer (8 of 8) and Precision Platformer (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Precision Platformer + Platformer, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Indie + Great Soundtrack + Difficult; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: 6 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 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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The End Is Nigh 2017	Est. copies ≈ 121k–197k 36x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $500k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $909k–$2.1M before Steam's cut	$14.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Precision Platformer Platformer
Demon Go! 2022	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$2.99	60 reviews Very Positive	ActionAdventure
Krimson 2024	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $9k–$24k after Steam's cut $16k–$37k before Steam's cut	$9.99	132 reviews Very Positive	Precision Platformer Rhythm
Beyond the Ice Palace 2 2025	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $18k–$48k after Steam's cut $33k–$74k before Steam's cut	$19.99	132 reviews Mixed	AdventureExploration
Splodey 2024	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $23k–$61k after Steam's cut $41k–$93k before Steam's cut	$12.99	255 reviews Very Positive	Precision PlatformerSide Scroller
Gravity Castle 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$21k before Steam's cut	$14.99	49 reviews Positive	2D PlatformerPuzzle
Ascending Inferno 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before Steam's cut	$10.99	64 reviews Very Positive	ActionAdventure
Volgarr the Viking II 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $13k–$36k after Steam's cut $25k–$56k before Steam's cut	$19.99	99 reviews Very Positive	ActionAdventure