How much revenue did Viaerium make?

$4k–$12k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Viaerium sell?

Q: How many copies did Viaerium sell?

5k to 9k copies, based on its 158 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–9k; $4k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$18k before Steam's cut; from 158 reviews (Very Positive)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 32k–1.5M

best case 2.4M (What Remains of Edith Finch)

Games like Viaerium

A typical game among these

≈ 32k–1.5M copies

≈ $121k–$13.2M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

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

6 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: What Remains of Edith Finch at ≈ 1.8M–3.0M copies, ≈ $10.1M–$27.2M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 655 reviews in their first month; the range was 39 to 11k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Story Rich (6 of 8) and Walking Simulator (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Story Rich + Walking Simulator, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2024, and 2 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
What Remains of Edith Finch 2017	Est. copies ≈ 1.8M–3.0M 14x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $10.1M–$27.2M after Steam's cut $18.4M–$41.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	53k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Story RichAtmospheric
Copycat 2024	Est. copies ≈ 148k–241k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $611k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.5M before Steam's cut	$14.99	6k reviews Very Positive	CatsEmotional
The Stanley Parable 2013	Est. copies ≈ 2.9M–4.7M 12x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $11.9M–$32.1M after Steam's cut $21.7M–$49.4M before Steam's cut	$14.99	46k reviews Very Positive	ComedyNarration
That Dragon, Cancer 2016	Est. copies ≈ 65k–105k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $178k–$479k after Steam's cut $324k–$737k before Steam's cut	$9.99	2k reviews Very Positive	IndieStory Rich
The Uncertain: Light At The End 2020	Est. copies ≈ 31k–50k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $84k–$227k after Steam's cut $153k–$349k before Steam's cut	$9.99	1k reviews Mixed	CinematicChoices Matter
Spiral 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $9k–$24k after Steam's cut $16k–$37k before Steam's cut	$19.99	65 reviews Very Positive	Story RichEmotional
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe 2022	Est. copies ≈ 898k–1.5M 9.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $6.2M–$16.6M after Steam's cut $11.2M–$25.5M before Steam's cut	$24.99	36k reviews Very Positive	Multiple EndingsComedy
Thing-in-Itself 2017	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before Steam's cut	$2.49	127 reviews Mostly Positive	EmotionalPhilosophical