How much revenue did Cockroach Simulator make?

$103k–$276k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cockroach Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Cockroach Simulator sell?

125k to 203k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 125k–203k; $103k–$276k after Steam's cut $186k–$424k before the cut; from 3k 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 Cockroach Simulator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cockroach Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 35.8M–59.4M

best case 123.6M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The Open World genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 35.8M–59.4M copies

≈ $203.4M–$411.0M after Steam's cut

from ~1.0M reviews

Best case

≈ 94.2M–153.0M copies

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (4 of 8) and Survival (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter. The breakout hits carry Shooter + Battle Royale + FPS; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2018, a genre with a long track record.

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

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