How much revenue did Maneater make?

$7.0M–$18.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Maneater sell?

Q: How many copies did Maneater sell?

638k to 1.0M copies, based on its 26k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 638k–1.0M; $7.0M–$18.9M after Steam's cut $12.8M–$29.0M before the cut; from 26k 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 Maneater out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Maneater's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 268–170k

best case 21.3M (Borderlands 2)

The Exploration genre

2 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 268–170k copies

≈ $647–$1.8M after Steam's cut

from ~63 reviews

Best case

≈ 16.2M–26.3M copies

Borderlands 2 · ≈ $89.1M–$239.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 1 to 48 reviews in their first month.; Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set: Your set clusters on Exploration (4 of 8) and Action-Adventure (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Loot + Shooter, priced around $20.
The era: 6 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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

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Borderlands 2 2012	Est. copies ≈ 16.2M–26.3M 4986x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $89.1M–$239.5M after Steam's cut $162.0M–$368.5M before the cut	$19.99	312k reviews Very Positive	LootShooter
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