How much revenue did Staxel make?

$765k–$2.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Staxel sell?

Q: How many copies did Staxel sell?

139k to 226k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 139k–226k; $765k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before Steam's cut; from 5k reviews (Mostly 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 Staxel and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Staxel's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 152k–197k

best case 951k (Dinkum)

Games like Staxel

A typical game among these

≈ 152k–197k copies

≈ $1.3M–$1.8M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Dinkum at ≈ 725k–1.2M copies, ≈ $4.0M–$10.7M 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 4k reviews in their first month; the range was 1k to 24k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Farming Sim (6 of 8) and Crafting (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Agriculture, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Co-op + Multiplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2018 to 2025, and 3 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 38 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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Littlewood 2020	Est. copies ≈ 169k–275k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $699k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before Steam's cut	$14.99	7k reviews Very Positive	Pixel GraphicsLife Sim
Dinkum 2025	Est. copies ≈ 725k–1.2M 5.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.0M–$10.7M after Steam's cut $7.2M–$16.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	29k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftAgriculture
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis 2020	Est. copies ≈ 613k–995k 4.7x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	25k reviews Mixed	Free to PlayCharacter Customization
I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival 2024	Est. copies ≈ 116k–189k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $640k–$1.7M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.6M before Steam's cut	$19.99	5k reviews Very Positive	CasualSingleplayer
STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town 2020	Est. copies ≈ 143k–233k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.2M after Steam's cut $2.9M–$6.5M before Steam's cut	$39.99	6k reviews Very Positive	Farming Sim Simulation
Roots of Pacha 2023	Est. copies ≈ 114k–185k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $780k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before Steam's cut	$24.99	5k reviews Very Positive	IndieFarming Sim
Luma Island 2024	Est. copies ≈ 316k–514k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.7M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.2M before Steam's cut	$19.99	13k reviews Very Positive	AdventureFarming Sim
Farm Together 2018	Est. copies ≈ 672k–1.1M 4.2x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.7M–$9.9M after Steam's cut $6.7M–$15.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	22k reviews Very Positive	AgricultureMultiplayer