How much revenue did Rusty Lake Hotel make?

$228k–$612k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rusty Lake Hotel sell?

Q: How many copies did Rusty Lake Hotel sell?

416k to 676k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 416k–676k; $228k–$612k after Steam's cut $414k–$941k before the cut; from 10k 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 Rusty Lake Hotel out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rusty Lake Hotel's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.4M–10.9M

best case 11.8M (Human Fall Flat)

The Puzzle genre

4 of your 8 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

≈ 5.4M–10.9M copies

≈ $48.9M–$70.9M after Steam's cut

from ~165k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.0M–14.7M copies

Human Fall Flat · ≈ $49.6M–$133.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (5 of 8) and Physics (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op + Puzzle, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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