How much revenue did Bowslinger make?

$2k–$5k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Bowslinger sell?

Q: How many copies did Bowslinger sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 31 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before Steam's cut; from 31 reviews (Mixed)

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 Bowslinger and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Bowslinger's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–26k

best case 25k (All-In-One Sports VR)

Games like Bowslinger

A typical game among these

≈ 2k–26k copies

≈ $7k–$66k after Steam's cut

from ~92 reviews

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

None of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: All-In-One Sports VR at ≈ 19k–31k copies, ≈ $105k–$283k after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Sports (8 of 8) and VR (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with VR + Simulation, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2023, and none of them 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 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
All-In-One Sports VR 2023	Est. copies ≈ 19k–31k 8.4x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $105k–$283k after Steam's cut $191k–$435k before Steam's cut	$19.99	771 reviews Very Positive	VRSimulation
#Archery 2017	Est. copies ≈ 929–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before Steam's cut	$9.99	27 reviews Mixed	ArcherySports
Child Of Ault 2017	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$18k before Steam's cut	$9.99	47 reviews Positive	ActionAdventure
BARDO 2018	Est. copies ≈ 517–840 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before Steam's cut	$9.99	17 reviews Positive	ArcheryAction
Probably Archery 2014	Est. copies ≈ 22k–36k 4.3x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $18k–$49k after Steam's cut $33k–$76k before Steam's cut	$2.99	399 reviews Mixed	Intentionally Awkward ControlsIndie
Presentiment of Death 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $6k–$17k after Steam's cut $12k–$26k before Steam's cut	$14.99	62 reviews Mostly Positive	ActionSports
Holopoint 2016	Est. copies ≈ 29k–47k 7.6x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $88k–$237k after Steam's cut $160k–$365k before Steam's cut	$10.99	702 reviews Very Positive	SportsVR
VR SUPER SPORTS 2017	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $15k–$40k after Steam's cut $27k–$62k before Steam's cut	$12.99	122 reviews Mixed	SportsAction