How much revenue did Acid Spy make?

$9k–$23k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Acid Spy sell?

Q: How many copies did Acid Spy sell?

5k to 8k copies, based on its 172 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–8k; $9k–$23k after Steam's cut $16k–$36k before the cut; from 172 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 Acid Spy out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Acid Spy's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.6M–6.2M

best case 29.9M (Dying Light)

The Stealth genre

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

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

A typical game

≈ 1.6M–6.2M copies

≈ $20.3M–$65.7M after Steam's cut

from ~42k reviews

Best case

≈ 22.8M–37.1M copies

Dying Light · ≈ $156.7M–$421.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Stealth (6 of 8) and First-Person (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Zombies + Survival Horror, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Outlast 2013	Est. copies ≈ 7.1M–11.6M 3.3x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $29.5M–$79.2M after Steam's cut $53.6M–$121.8M before the cut	$14.99	137k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	HorrorFirst-Person
Watch_Dogs™ 2014	Est. copies ≈ 2.7M–4.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $14.7M–$39.5M after Steam's cut $26.7M–$60.7M before the cut	$19.99	51k reviews Mostly Positive	Open WorldHacking
Dying Light 2015	Est. copies ≈ 22.8M–37.1M 12x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $156.7M–$421.4M after Steam's cut $285.0M–$648.3M before the cut	$24.99	492k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesSurvival Horror
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DEATHLOOP 2021	Est. copies ≈ 751k–1.2M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $12.4M–$33.3M after Steam's cut $22.5M–$51.3M before the cut	$59.99	30k reviews Mostly Positive	FPSAction