How much revenue did Ancient Go make?

$5k–$13k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ancient Go sell?

Q: How many copies did Ancient Go sell?

4k to 6k copies, based on its 102 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–6k; $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before the cut; from 102 reviews (Mixed)

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 Ancient Go out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ancient Go's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 611k–735k

best case 2.1M (SUPERHOT)

The Puzzle genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 611k–735k copies

≈ $1.0M–$2.5M after Steam's cut

from ~16k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.6M–2.6M copies

SUPERHOT · ≈ $11.1M–$29.9M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (6 of 8) and City Builder (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FPS + Bullet Time, priced around $14.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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