How much revenue did Beholder 2 make?

$1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Beholder 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Beholder 2 sell?

245k to 398k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 245k–398k; $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before the cut; from 8k 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 Beholder 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Beholder 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 122k–153k

best case 1.6M (Beholder)

The Simulation genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 122k–153k copies

≈ $744k–$954k after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.2M–2.0M copies

Beholder · ≈ $4.7M–$12.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (6 of 8) and Choices Matter (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Point & Click + Political Sim, priced around $12. The breakout hits carry Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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