How much revenue did Time Machine VR make?

$39k–$104k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Time Machine VR sell?

Q: How many copies did Time Machine VR sell?

5k to 8k copies, based on its 117 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–8k; $39k–$104k after Steam's cut $70k–$160k before the cut; from 117 reviews (Mixed)

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 Time Machine VR out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Time Machine VR's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.4M–14.4M

best case 27.1M (The Forest)

The Open World 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

≈ 8.4M–14.4M copies

≈ $60.4M–$209.6M after Steam's cut

from ~272k reviews

Best case

≈ 20.6M–33.5M copies

The Forest · ≈ $113.4M–$304.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (5 of 8) and Simulation (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.6M–33.5M 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $113.4M–$304.8M after Steam's cut $206.1M–$468.9M before the cut	$19.99	678k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Forza Horizon 4 2021	Est. copies ≈ 7.5M–12.2M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue Free	Free	303k reviews Very Positive	RacingOpen World
No Man's Sky 2016	Est. copies ≈ 16.5M–26.8M 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $271.9M–$731.1M after Steam's cut $494.4M–$1124.8M before the cut	$59.99	412k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldOpen World Survival Craft
Forza Horizon 5 2021	Est. copies ≈ 6.9M–11.2M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $113.7M–$305.8M after Steam's cut $206.8M–$470.5M before the cut	$59.99	278k reviews Very Positive	RacingOpen World
Elite Dangerous 2015	Est. copies ≈ 5.0M–8.1M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $27.3M–$73.3M after Steam's cut $49.6M–$112.8M before the cut	$19.99	107k reviews Mostly Positive	Space SimSpace
Assetto Corsa 2014	Est. copies ≈ 9.0M–14.6M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $49.2M–$132.3M after Steam's cut $89.5M–$203.6M before the cut	$19.99	172k reviews Very Positive	RacingAutomobile Sim
VRChat 2017	Est. copies ≈ 9.1M–14.9M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue Free	Free	266k reviews Mostly Positive	VRFree to Play
Tabletop Simulator 2015	Est. copies ≈ 3.4M–5.6M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $18.8M–$50.6M after Steam's cut $34.2M–$77.8M before the cut	$19.99	74k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	TabletopBoard Game