How much revenue did Cultist Simulator make?

$2.3M–$6.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cultist Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Cultist Simulator sell?

426k to 692k copies, based on its 14k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 426k–692k; $2.3M–$6.3M after Steam's cut $4.3M–$9.7M before the cut; from 14k reviews (Mostly 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 Cultist Simulator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cultist Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.2M–5.6M

best case 6.2M (Balatro)

The Simulation 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

≈ 2.2M–5.6M copies

≈ $11.4M–$57.1M after Steam's cut

from ~91k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.7M–7.6M copies

Balatro · ≈ $19.4M–$52.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (5 of 8) and Building (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Card Game + Roguelike Deckbuilder, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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