How much revenue did Session: Skate Sim make?

$4.2M–$11.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Session: Skate Sim sell?

Q: How many copies did Session: Skate Sim sell?

378k to 613k copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 378k–613k; $4.2M–$11.2M after Steam's cut $7.5M–$17.2M before the cut; from 16k 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 Session: Skate Sim out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Session: Skate Sim's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 18k–72k

best case 678k (Skater XL - The Ultimate Skateboarding Game)

The Skateboarding genre

4 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game

≈ 18k–72k copies

≈ $103k–$558k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Best case

≈ 517k–840k copies

Skater XL - The Ultimate Skateboarding Game · ≈ $5.7M–$15.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 48 to 1k reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Skateboarding (7 of 8) and Sports (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Skateboarding + Skating, priced around $40.
The era: Only 3 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Skater XL - The Ultimate Skateboarding Game 2020	Est. copies ≈ 517k–840k 19x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.7M–$15.3M after Steam's cut $10.3M–$23.5M before the cut	$39.99	20k reviews Very Positive	SkateboardingSkating
SkateBIRD 2021	Est. copies ≈ 19k–32k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $107k–$287k after Steam's cut $194k–$442k before the cut	$19.99	784 reviews Very Positive	SkateboardingExploration
VR Skater 2024	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $34k–$91k after Steam's cut $62k–$140k before the cut	$19.99	257 reviews Very Positive	SkateboardingVR
BMX The Game 2020	Est. copies ≈ 16k–26k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $109k–$293k after Steam's cut $198k–$451k before the cut	$24.99	601 reviews Mixed	BMXSports
Driftwood 2025	Est. copies ≈ 30k–49k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $166k–$446k after Steam's cut $302k–$687k before the cut	$19.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessExploration
BMX Streets 2024	Est. copies ≈ 104k–168k 4.2x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $712k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before the cut	$24.99	4k reviews Very Positive	SportsSimulation
Skate City 2021	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $16k–$42k after Steam's cut $29k–$65k before the cut	$14.99	154 reviews Very Positive	SkatingSkateboarding
The Ramp 2021	Est. copies ≈ 38k–62k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $63k–$170k after Steam's cut $115k–$262k before the cut	$5.99	2k reviews Very Positive	SkateboardingSports