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How many copies did Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 3k–4k
$7k–$19k after Steam's cut $13k–$29k before Steam's cut
from 62 reviews (Very 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 Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3k–70k
best case 795k (Gems of War - Puzzle RPG)
Games like Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells

A typical game among these

≈ 3k–70k copies

≈ $5k–$107k after Steam's cut

from ~252 reviews

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

2 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Gems of War - Puzzle RPG at ≈ 606k–984k copies.

What their first month looked like
About half the games that made it here had over 35 reviews in their first month; the range was 16 to 131.
Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share Match 3 (8 of 8) and Puzzle (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Match 3 + Puzzle.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2011 to 2024, and 1 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 79 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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Gems of War - Puzzle RPG
2014
Est. copies
≈ 606k–984k
43x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
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Free
11k reviews
Mostly Positive
Free to PlayMatch 3
Mystika 3 : Awakening of the dragons
2017
Est. copies
≈ 3k–4k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$4k–$11k after Steam's cut $8k–$18k before Steam's cut
$5.99
75 reviews
Very Positive
CasualHidden Object
Dungeon Wizards
2022
Est. copies
≈ 2k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before Steam's cut
$6.99
61 reviews
Very Positive
Match 3Casual
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
2011
Est. copies
≈ 164k–266k
10x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
3k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyPuzzle
Dwarves & Dungeons
2024
Est. copies
≈ 2k–3k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$2k–$5k after Steam's cut $4k–$8k before Steam's cut
$3.99
72 reviews
Mixed
FantasyStrategy
Marble Duel: Sphere-Matching Tactical Fantasy
2015
Est. copies
≈ 17k–27k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$69k–$184k after Steam's cut $125k–$284k before Steam's cut
$14.99
341 reviews
Mixed
CasualIndie
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition
2023
Est. copies
≈ 12k–19k
1.9x vs typical
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Est. revenue
$58k–$156k after Steam's cut $106k–$241k before Steam's cut
$17.99
474 reviews
Very Positive
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Gunspell 2 – Match 3 Puzzle RPG
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≈ 4k–7k
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Free
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162 reviews
Mixed
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