How much revenue did Tyler: Model 005 make?

$7k–$18k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Tyler: Model 005 sell?

Q: How many copies did Tyler: Model 005 sell?

2k to 4k copies, based on its 81 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–4k; $7k–$18k after Steam's cut $12k–$28k before Steam's cut; from 81 reviews (Mixed)

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 Tyler: Model 005 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tyler: Model 005's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 12k–112k

best case 361k (Grow Home)

Games like Tyler: Model 005

A typical game among these

≈ 12k–112k copies

≈ $70k–$585k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Grow Home at ≈ 275k–447k copies, ≈ $604k–$1.6M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 140 reviews in their first month; the range was 35 to 1k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Exploration (8 of 8) and 3D Platformer (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Exploration, priced around $8.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2015 to 2024, and 3 of the 8 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 61 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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Europa 2024	Est. copies ≈ 23k–37k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $94k–$253k after Steam's cut $171k–$389k before Steam's cut	$14.99	919 reviews Very Positive	AdventureAction
Into the Sinkhole 2022	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$0.99	165 reviews Mostly Positive	Precision PlatformerExploration
Grow Home 2015	Est. copies ≈ 275k–447k 5.2x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $604k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.5M before Steam's cut	$7.99	6k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldAdventure
Scrap Garden 2016	Est. copies ≈ 53k–85k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $144k–$388k after Steam's cut $262k–$597k before Steam's cut	$9.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	AdventureIndie
Grow Up 2016	Est. copies ≈ 81k–131k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $222k–$596k after Steam's cut $403k–$917k before Steam's cut	$9.99	2k reviews Very Positive	AdventureOpen World
Re:Fresh 2023	Est. copies ≈ 10k–16k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $14k–$36k after Steam's cut $25k–$56k before Steam's cut	$4.99	398 reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerExploration
Ereban: Shadow Legacy 2024	Est. copies ≈ 8k–14k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $46k–$124k after Steam's cut $84k–$190k before Steam's cut	$19.99	337 reviews Very Positive	Stealth3D Platformer
Caravan SandWitch 2024	Est. copies ≈ 98k–159k 3.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $673k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.8M before Steam's cut	$24.99	4k reviews Very Positive	ExplorationAdventure