How much revenue did Sapper's bad dream make?

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

How many copies did Sapper's bad dream sell?

Q: How many copies did Sapper's bad dream sell?

2k to 3k copies, based on its 40 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before the cut; from 40 reviews (Mixed)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Sapper's bad dream out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sapper's bad dream's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 88k–247k

best case 623k (A Game About Digging A Hole™)

The Horror 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

≈ 88k–247k copies

≈ $299k–$1.3M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 474k–771k copies

A Game About Digging A Hole™ · ≈ $651k–$1.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Horror (5 of 8) and Exploration (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Exploration + Voxel, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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