How much revenue did Kitchen Simulator 2 make?

$5k–$14k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Kitchen Simulator 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Kitchen Simulator 2 sell?

4k to 6k copies, based on its 109 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–6k; $5k–$14k after Steam's cut $9k–$21k before Steam's cut; from 109 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 Kitchen Simulator 2 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Kitchen Simulator 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3k–2.9M

best case 18.7M (Cities: Skylines)

Games like Kitchen Simulator 2

A typical game among these

≈ 3k–2.9M copies

≈ $13k–$40.7M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

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

5 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Cities: Skylines at ≈ 14.2M–23.1M copies, ≈ $117.2M–$315.2M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 60 reviews in their first month; the range was 6 to 8k.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Sandbox (8 of 8) and Simulation (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Simulation, priced around $30.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2015 to 2026, 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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Kerbal Space Program 2015	Est. copies ≈ 7.2M–11.7M 31x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $79.0M–$212.3M after Steam's cut $143.6M–$326.6M before Steam's cut	$39.99	147k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SpaceSimulation
ChingMing 2024	Est. copies ≈ 223–363 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $122–$329 after Steam's cut $222–$506 before Steam's cut	$1.99	9 reviews 9 user reviews	CookingTower Defense
Cooking Simulator 2019	Est. copies ≈ 568k–923k 4.2x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.1M–$8.4M after Steam's cut $5.7M–$12.9M before Steam's cut	$19.99	20k reviews Very Positive	SimulationCooking
Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator 2026	Est. copies ≈ 202k–327k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $997k–$2.7M after Steam's cut $1.8M–$4.1M before Steam's cut	$17.99	8k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessMultiplayer
TasteMaker 2023	Est. copies ≈ 32k–52k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $106k–$285k after Steam's cut $193k–$438k before Steam's cut	$11.99	1k reviews Very Positive	ManagementSandbox
Cities: Skylines 2015	Est. copies ≈ 14.2M–23.1M 62x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $117.2M–$315.2M after Steam's cut $213.1M–$484.9M before Steam's cut	$29.99	291k reviews Very Positive	City Builder Simulation
Hookah Cafe Simulator 2023	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $9k–$23k after Steam's cut $16k–$36k before Steam's cut	$9.99	128 reviews Mixed	SimulationSandbox
Star Chef Simulator 2026	Est. copies ≈ 347–564 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $2k–$6k before Steam's cut	$13.99	14 reviews Mixed	SimulationCooking