How much revenue did Arcane Golf make?

$2k–$4k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Arcane Golf sell?

Q: How many copies did Arcane Golf sell?

2k to 3k copies, based on its 65 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before Steam's cut; from 65 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 Arcane Golf and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Arcane Golf's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–13k

best case 35k (Golf Around!)

Games like Arcane Golf

A typical game among these

≈ 1k–13k copies

≈ $4k–$54k after Steam's cut

from ~114 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Golf Around! at ≈ 26k–43k copies, ≈ $72k–$195k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 21 reviews in their first month; the range was 3 to 306.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Mini Golf (8 of 8) and Golf (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mini Golf + Golf, priced around $10.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2017 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 43 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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CheeseCube 2021	Est. copies ≈ 719–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $670–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$3.39	29 reviews Positive	Mini GolfPrecision Platformer
Puttler 2025	Est. copies ≈ 7k–11k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $15k–$40k after Steam's cut $27k–$62k before Steam's cut	$7.99	273 reviews Very Positive	Mini GolfPhysics
Golf Around! 2020	Est. copies ≈ 26k–43k 9.3x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $72k–$195k after Steam's cut $132k–$300k before Steam's cut	$9.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Mini GolfGolf
Grippy Golf 2024	Est. copies ≈ 719–1k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$10k before Steam's cut	$11.99	29 reviews Positive	3D PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
4D Golf 2024	Est. copies ≈ 20k–32k 7.1x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $110k–$295k after Steam's cut $200k–$454k before Steam's cut	$19.99	805 reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CasualMini Golf
Ballistic Mini Golf 2017	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$11k after Steam's cut $8k–$17k before Steam's cut	$4.99	88 reviews Mixed	IndieEarly Access
Wonderputt Forever 2022	Est. copies ≈ 3k–6k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $10k–$26k after Steam's cut $17k–$39k before Steam's cut	$9.99	140 reviews Very Positive	SportsCasual
Hole in the Clouds 2022	Est. copies ≈ 918–1k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $755–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$2.99	37 reviews Positive	CasualMini Golf