How much revenue did Beholder make?

$4.7M–$12.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Beholder sell?

Q: How many copies did Beholder sell?

1.2M to 2.0M copies, based on its 31k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.2M–2.0M; $4.7M–$12.7M after Steam's cut $8.6M–$19.6M before the cut; from 31k reviews (Very 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 Beholder out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Beholder's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 74k–422k

best case 814k (Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You)

The Choices Matter genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 74k–422k copies

≈ $400k–$3.1M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 620k–1.0M copies

Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You · ≈ $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Choices Matter (6 of 8) and Dystopian (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Choices Matter + Political Sim, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You 2016	Est. copies ≈ 620k–1.0M 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.0M before the cut	$9.99	16k reviews Very Positive	Choices MatterPolitical Sim
Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2018	Est. copies ≈ 382k–621k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.5M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$6.9M before the cut	$15.99	13k reviews Very Positive	Point & ClickPolitical Sim
Beholder 3 2022	Est. copies ≈ 67k–109k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $332k–$893k after Steam's cut $604k–$1.4M before the cut	$17.99	3k reviews Mixed	Political SimSimulation
Not For Broadcast 2022	Est. copies ≈ 301k–489k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.1M–$5.6M after Steam's cut $3.8M–$8.6M before the cut	$24.99	13k reviews Very Positive	Adventure1980s
Beholder 2 2018	Est. copies ≈ 245k–398k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before the cut	$17.99	8k reviews Very Positive	Dystopian Strategy
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength 2018	Est. copies ≈ 58k–94k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $158k–$426k after Steam's cut $288k–$655k before the cut	$9.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationChoices Matter
The Shrouded Isle 2017	Est. copies ≈ 52k–85k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $187k–$503k after Steam's cut $340k–$774k before the cut	$12.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Political SimManagement
Song of Farca 2021	Est. copies ≈ 41k–67k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $227k–$609k after Steam's cut $412k–$937k before the cut	$19.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Choices MatterStory Rich