Sign in
wishvane

How many copies did Swords of Gurrah sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 20k–33k
$84k–$226k after Steam's cut $153k–$347k before Steam's cut
from 821 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 Swords of Gurrah and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Swords of Gurrah's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 21k–72k
best case 108k (Until You Fall)
Games like Swords of Gurrah

A typical game among these

≈ 21k–72k copies

≈ $209k–$681k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

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

5 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Until You Fall at ≈ 82k–134k copies, ≈ $565k–$1.5M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like
About half the games that made it here had over 185 reviews in their first month; the range was 26 to 2k.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share VR (8 of 8) and Swordplay (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with VR + Swordplay, priced around $25.
When they shipped
4 of the 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this genre is actively shipping.
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 of about 31, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Until You Fall
2020
Est. copies
≈ 82k–134k
2.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$565k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before Steam's cut
$24.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
VRSwordplay
Battle Talent
2023
Est. copies
≈ 32k–52k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$174k–$469k after Steam's cut $317k–$721k before Steam's cut
$19.99
1k reviews
Mostly Positive
VRSwordplay
Legendary Tales
2024
Est. copies
≈ 75k–122k
2.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$825k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.4M before Steam's cut
$39.99
3k reviews
Mostly Positive
VROnline Co-Op
Swordsman VR
2020
Est. copies
≈ 17k–28k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$95k–$257k after Steam's cut $174k–$395k before Steam's cut
$19.99
700 reviews
Mixed
VRAction
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall
2021
Est. copies
≈ 7k–11k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
278 reviews
Mixed
VRAction
BRUTALISTICK VR
2024
Est. copies
≈ 48k–77k
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$131k–$352k after Steam's cut $238k–$542k before Steam's cut
$9.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
GoreAction
Project Demigod
2024
Est. copies
≈ 11k–17k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$58k–$157k after Steam's cut $106k–$241k before Steam's cut
$19.99
427 reviews
Mostly Positive
VRAction
Clone Drone in the Hyperdome
2024
Est. copies
≈ 27k–44k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$149k–$401k after Steam's cut $271k–$617k before Steam's cut
$19.99
1k reviews
Very Positive
ActionSwordplay

Sizing up your own game? See how many copies games in its genre usually sell before you build it.