How much revenue did Panther VR make?

$8k–$23k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Panther VR sell?

Q: How many copies did Panther VR sell?

3k to 5k copies, based on its 124 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–5k; $8k–$23k after Steam's cut $15k–$35k before Steam's cut; from 124 reviews (Mixed)

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 Panther VR and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Panther VR's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 36k–4.5M

best case 56.0M (PAYDAY 2)

Games like Panther VR

A typical game among these

≈ 36k–4.5M copies

≈ $188k–$48.0M after Steam's cut

from ~28k reviews

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

6 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: PAYDAY 2 at ≈ 42.7M–69.3M copies, ≈ $117.2M–$315.1M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 479 reviews in their first month; the range was 6 to 7k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Stealth (6 of 8) and Heist (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op + FPS, priced around $10.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2025, and 3 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

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 79 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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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN 2015	Est. copies ≈ 5.3M–8.6M 3.9x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $29.1M–$78.2M after Steam's cut $52.9M–$120.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	108k reviews Very Positive	StealthOpen World
One-armed robber 2023	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.2M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	54k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayMultiplayer
PAYDAY 2 2013	Est. copies ≈ 42.7M–69.3M 24x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $117.2M–$315.1M after Steam's cut $213.1M–$484.7M before Steam's cut	$9.99	675k reviews Very Positive	Co-opAction
Dishonored 2 2016	Est. copies ≈ 2.8M–4.5M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $23.0M–$61.8M after Steam's cut $41.8M–$95.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	67k reviews Very Positive	StealthFirst-Person
The Break-In 2025	Est. copies ≈ 65k–106k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $357k–$961k after Steam's cut $650k–$1.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	3k reviews Very Positive	VRMultiplayer
Thief Simulator VR 2020	Est. copies ≈ 37k–59k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $201k–$540k after Steam's cut $365k–$830k before Steam's cut	$19.99	1k reviews Mixed	VRSimulation
Do U Copy? 2024	Est. copies ≈ 967–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$14k before Steam's cut	$12.99	39 reviews Mixed	CasualAsymmetric VR
Security Control 2024	Est. copies ≈ 198–322 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $272–$731 after Steam's cut $494–$1k before Steam's cut	$4.99	8 reviews 8 user reviews	Early AccessParty