How much revenue did Black Future '88 make?

$119k–$319k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Black Future '88 sell?

Q: How many copies did Black Future '88 sell?

22k to 35k copies, based on its 749 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 22k–35k; $119k–$319k after Steam's cut $216k–$490k before Steam's cut; from 749 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 Black Future '88 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Black Future '88's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 107k–321k

best case 522k (SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising)

Games like Black Future '88

A typical game among these

≈ 107k–321k copies

≈ $716k–$1.9M 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.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising at ≈ 398k–647k copies, ≈ $2.2M–$5.9M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 2k reviews in their first month; the range was 273 to 5k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Rogue-lite (7 of 8) and Action Roguelike (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Top-Down Shooter + Rogue-lite, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 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 52 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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Brigador: Up-Armored Edition 2016	Est. copies ≈ 243k–396k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.5M after Steam's cut $3.0M–$6.9M before Steam's cut	$24.99	6k reviews Very Positive	Twin Stick ShooterAction
Neon Echo 2023	Est. copies ≈ 102k–166k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $420k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $764k–$1.7M before Steam's cut	$14.99	4k reviews Mixed	Action RoguelikeAction
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising 2018	Est. copies ≈ 398k–647k 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.2M–$5.9M after Steam's cut $4.0M–$9.1M before Steam's cut	$19.99	13k reviews Very Positive	Top-Down ShooterRogue-lite
Deadlink 2023	Est. copies ≈ 91k–148k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $627k–$1.7M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.6M before Steam's cut	$24.99	4k reviews Very Positive	FPSAction Roguelike
Going Under 2020	Est. copies ≈ 104k–168k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $711k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before Steam's cut	$24.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeDungeon Crawler
Anomaly Agent 2024	Est. copies ≈ 249k–404k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $820k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.4M before Steam's cut	$11.99	10k reviews Very Positive	Action Roguelike2D Platformer
Oblivion Override 2024	Est. copies ≈ 51k–83k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $252k–$677k after Steam's cut $458k–$1.0M before Steam's cut	$17.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeHack and Slash
COMPOUND 2022	Est. copies ≈ 53k–86k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $292k–$786k after Steam's cut $531k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$19.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionRogue-lite