How much revenue did >observer_ make?

$1.7M–$4.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did >observer_ sell?

Q: How many copies did >observer_ sell?

204k to 332k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 204k–332k; $1.7M–$4.5M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.0M before Steam's cut; from 6k reviews (Mostly Positive)

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 >observer_ and predicted how it would do from its 6 similar games. Every figure here, including >observer_'s, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 100k–182k

best case 336k (I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream)

Games like >observer_

A typical game among these

≈ 100k–182k copies

≈ $948k–$1.2M after Steam's cut

from ~4k 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 6 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream at ≈ 256k–416k copies, ≈ $704k–$1.9M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 867 reviews in their first month; the range was 363 to 1k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Horror (4 of 6) and Stealth (3 of 6).
The winners: Winners here lead with Point & Click + Horror, priced around $10.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2022, 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 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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ECHO 2017	Est. copies ≈ 63k–103k too small to compare SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $436k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $792k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$24.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Sci-fiStealth
Apsulov: End of Gods 2019	Est. copies ≈ 49k–80k too small to compare SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $272k–$730k after Steam's cut $494k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$19.99	2k reviews Very Positive	AdventureHorror
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 2013	Est. copies ≈ 256k–416k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $704k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before Steam's cut	$9.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Point & ClickAdventure
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Receiver 2 2020	Est. copies ≈ 76k–124k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $419k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $763k–$1.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	3k reviews Very Positive	FPS Simulation
Golden Light 2022	Est. copies ≈ 99k–161k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $546k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $992k–$2.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	4k reviews Very Positive	3DAction