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 the cut; from 158 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 Viaerium out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Viaerium's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 32k–1.5M

best case 2.4M (What Remains of Edith Finch)

Games like Viaerium

The middle of these games

≈ 32k–1.5M copies

≈ $120k–$13.1M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

6 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: What Remains of Edith Finch at ≈ 1.8M–3.0M copies, ≈ $10.0M–$26.8M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

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

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (6 of 8) and Walking Simulator (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Story Rich + Walking Simulator, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, and 2 of your 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).

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What Remains of Edith Finch 2017	Est. copies ≈ 1.8M–3.0M 14x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $10.0M–$26.8M after Steam's cut $18.2M–$41.3M before the cut	$19.99	53k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Story RichAtmospheric
Copycat 2024	Est. copies ≈ 146k–237k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $601k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.5M before the 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 the cut	$14.99	46k reviews Very Positive	ComedyNarration
That Dragon, Cancer 2016	Est. copies ≈ 65k–105k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $178k–$478k after Steam's cut $323k–$735k before the 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–$226k after Steam's cut $153k–$347k before the 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 the cut	$19.99	65 reviews Very Positive	Story RichEmotional
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe 2022	Est. copies ≈ 896k–1.5M 9.7x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $6.2M–$16.6M after Steam's cut $11.2M–$25.5M before the 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 the cut	$2.49	127 reviews Mostly Positive	EmotionalPhilosophical