How much revenue did Metro Sim Hustle make?

$27k–$73k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Metro Sim Hustle sell?

Q: How many copies did Metro Sim Hustle sell?

10k to 16k copies, based on its 396 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 10k–16k; $27k–$73k after Steam's cut $49k–$112k before the cut; from 396 reviews (Mostly 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 Metro Sim Hustle out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Metro Sim Hustle's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 400k–805k

best case 1.7M (My Time at Portia)

The Life Sim genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 400k–805k copies

≈ $3.1M–$8.3M after Steam's cut

from ~19k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.3M–2.1M copies

My Time at Portia · ≈ $10.5M–$28.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Life Sim (6 of 8) and Simulation (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Life Sim + Open World, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2018 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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