How much revenue did Spellcaster University make?

$742k–$2.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Spellcaster University sell?

Q: How many copies did Spellcaster University sell?

108k to 175k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 108k–175k; $742k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$3.1M before Steam's cut; from 4k reviews (Very 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 Spellcaster University and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Spellcaster University's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 22k–36k

best case 1.2M (Against the Storm)

Games like Spellcaster University

A typical game among these

≈ 22k–36k copies

≈ $90k–$162k after Steam's cut

from ~805 reviews

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

3 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Against the Storm at ≈ 934k–1.5M copies, ≈ $7.7M–$20.7M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 526 reviews in their first month; the range was 99 to 19k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share City Builder (5 of 8) and Building (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Simulation, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Strategy + Base-Building + Management; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 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 52 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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Against the Storm 2023	Est. copies ≈ 934k–1.5M 47x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $7.7M–$20.7M after Steam's cut $14.0M–$31.9M before Steam's cut	$29.99	38k reviews Very Positive	StrategyCity Builder
Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife 2024	Est. copies ≈ 10k–17k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $58k–$155k after Steam's cut $105k–$238k before Steam's cut	$19.99	422 reviews Very Positive	RelaxingCasual
Mind Over Magic 2025	Est. copies ≈ 111k–181k 5.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $765k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before Steam's cut	$24.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Survival Colony Sim
Dungeon Village 2022	Est. copies ≈ 22k–36k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $54k–$146k after Steam's cut $99k–$225k before Steam's cut	$8.99	887 reviews Very Positive	Colony Sim City Builder
Glittermitten Grove 2016	Est. copies ≈ 24k–39k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $66k–$178k after Steam's cut $120k–$273k before Steam's cut	$9.99	578 reviews Very Positive	Farming Sim City Builder
Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition 2019	Est. copies ≈ 13k–21k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $36k–$97k after Steam's cut $65k–$149k before Steam's cut	$9.99	455 reviews Mixed	StrategyBuilding
Factory Town Idle 2024	Est. copies ≈ 31k–51k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $43k–$115k after Steam's cut $78k–$178k before Steam's cut	$4.99	1k reviews Very Positive	CasualIdler
Tribe: Primitive Builder 2023	Est. copies ≈ 20k–32k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $110k–$295k after Steam's cut $200k–$454k before Steam's cut	$19.99	805 reviews Very Positive	NatureSimulation