How much revenue did Primal Light make?

$23k–$62k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Primal Light sell?

Q: How many copies did Primal Light sell?

11k to 17k copies, based on its 426 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 11k–17k; $23k–$62k after Steam's cut $42k–$96k before Steam's cut; from 426 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 Primal Light and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Primal Light's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 114k–434k

best case 1.5M (SANABI)

Games like Primal Light

A typical game among these

≈ 114k–434k copies

≈ $774k–$4.6M after Steam's cut

from ~9k 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: SANABI at ≈ 1.1M–1.8M copies, ≈ $4.6M–$12.4M 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 1k to 11k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 2D Platformer (5 of 8) and Metroidvania (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Story Rich + Cyberpunk, priced around $15.
When they shipped: Only 3 of the 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about which games were found than about the market.

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 36 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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SANABI 2023	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M 5.2x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $4.6M–$12.4M after Steam's cut $8.4M–$19.1M before Steam's cut	$14.99	45k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Pixel GraphicsStory Rich
I wanna be the Creator 2019	Est. copies ≈ 87k–141k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $143k–$384k after Steam's cut $260k–$591k before Steam's cut	$5.99	3k reviews Very Positive	ActionLevel Editor
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 2024	Est. copies ≈ 182k–295k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.5M–$4.0M after Steam's cut $2.7M–$6.2M before Steam's cut	$29.99	7k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaExploration
Blasphemous 2 2023	Est. copies ≈ 540k–878k 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $6.7M–$18.0M after Steam's cut $12.1M–$27.6M before Steam's cut	$44.99	22k reviews Very Positive	CombatFantasy
Anomaly Agent 2024	Est. copies ≈ 249k–404k 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
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell 2024	Est. copies ≈ 82k–133k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $382k–$1.0M after Steam's cut $695k–$1.6M before Steam's cut	$16.99	3k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaAnime
Afterimage 2023	Est. copies ≈ 260k–423k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.4M before Steam's cut	$24.99	10k reviews Mostly Positive	MetroidvaniaFemale Protagonist
HAAK 2022	Est. copies ≈ 87k–142k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $432k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $786k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$17.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Puzzle-PlatformerMetroidvania