How much revenue did Syberia 3 make?

$682k–$1.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Syberia 3 sell?

Q: How many copies did Syberia 3 sell?

165k to 269k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 165k–269k; $682k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.8M before Steam's cut; from 5k 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 Syberia 3 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Syberia 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 315k–730k

best case 1.5M (Fran Bow)

Games like Syberia 3

A typical game among these

≈ 315k–730k copies

≈ $992k–$3.3M after Steam's cut

from ~9k 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.

Best case: Fran Bow at ≈ 1.1M–1.8M copies, ≈ $4.6M–$12.5M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 1k reviews in their first month; the range was 712 to 4k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Point & Click (8 of 8) and Puzzle (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Psychological Horror + Story Rich, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2011 to 2025, 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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Deponia 2012	Est. copies ≈ 930k–1.5M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.6M–$6.9M after Steam's cut $4.6M–$10.6M before Steam's cut	$9.99	15k reviews Very Positive	AdventurePoint & Click
Twelve Minutes 2021	Est. copies ≈ 201k–327k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.4M–$3.7M after Steam's cut $2.5M–$5.7M before Steam's cut	$24.99	8k reviews Mostly Positive	IndieAdventure
Syberia 2011	Est. copies ≈ 432k–702k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.5M–$4.1M after Steam's cut $2.8M–$6.4M before Steam's cut	$12.99	7k reviews Very Positive	AdventurePoint & Click
Rusty Lake: Roots 2016	Est. copies ≈ 384k–624k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $421k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $766k–$1.7M before Steam's cut	$3.99	9k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzlePoint & Click
Cube Escape Collection 2020	Est. copies ≈ 199k–324k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $273k–$735k after Steam's cut $497k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$4.99	8k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzlePoint & Click
The Tiny Bang Story 2011	Est. copies ≈ 420k–683k SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $577k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.4M before Steam's cut	$4.99	7k reviews Very Positive	Point & ClickPuzzle
Fran Bow 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M 2.7x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.6M–$12.5M after Steam's cut $8.4M–$19.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	23k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Psychological Horror Story Rich
The Roottrees are Dead 2025	Est. copies ≈ 253k–411k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.4M–$3.7M after Steam's cut $2.5M–$5.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	10k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MysteryPuzzle