How much revenue did Descenders make?

$4.6M–$12.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Descenders sell?

Q: How many copies did Descenders sell?

675k to 1.1M copies, based on its 23k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 675k–1.1M; $4.6M–$12.5M after Steam's cut $8.4M–$19.2M before the cut; from 23k 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 Descenders out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Descenders's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 21k–37k

best case 973k (Riders Republic)

The Sports genre

3 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

≈ 21k–37k copies

≈ $284k–$334k after Steam's cut

from ~707 reviews

Best case

≈ 741k–1.2M copies

Riders Republic · ≈ $8.2M–$21.9M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 154 to 195 reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Sports (8 of 8) and Simulation (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Racing + Open World, priced around $40. The breakout hits carry Open World + Massively Multiplayer + PvP; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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