How much revenue did 7th Sector make?

$62k–$167k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did 7th Sector sell?

Q: How many copies did 7th Sector sell?

21k to 33k copies, based on its 714 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 21k–33k; $62k–$167k after Steam's cut $113k–$257k before Steam's cut; from 714 reviews (Mostly 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 7th Sector and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including 7th Sector's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 16k–51k

best case 167k (SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell)

Games like 7th Sector

A typical game among these

≈ 16k–51k copies

≈ $124k–$632k after Steam's cut

from ~826 reviews

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

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell at ≈ 127k–207k copies, ≈ $525k–$1.4M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 304 reviews in their first month; the range was 267 to 464.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 3D Platformer (5 of 8) and Platformer (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 3D Platformer + Parkour, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2024, and 1 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 52 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
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell 2016	Est. copies ≈ 127k–207k 3.7x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $525k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $955k–$2.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	3k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerParkour
A Game of Changes 2016	Est. copies ≈ 10k–16k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $14k–$37k after Steam's cut $25k–$58k before Steam's cut	$4.99	244 reviews Mixed	Puzzle3D Platformer
DEPLOYMENT 2018	Est. copies ≈ 35k–57k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $145k–$389k after Steam's cut $263k–$599k before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Very Positive	ActionRacing
Rolled Out! 2021	Est. copies ≈ 11k–18k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $61k–$163k after Steam's cut $110k–$250k before Steam's cut	$19.99	444 reviews Very Positive	RacingPrecision Platformer
PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC 2022	Est. copies ≈ 48k–79k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $400k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $727k–$1.7M before Steam's cut	$29.99	2k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerFamily Friendly
Road to Ballhalla 2016	Est. copies ≈ 18k–29k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $74k–$198k after Steam's cut $134k–$304k before Steam's cut	$14.99	429 reviews Very Positive	ComedyFunny
Marble It Up! Ultra 2018	Est. copies ≈ 35k–56k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $286k–$768k after Steam's cut $519k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$29.99	1k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerFast-Paced
Seal: WHAT the FUN 2024	Est. copies ≈ 13k–21k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	512 reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerParty Game