How much revenue did Wrench make?

$516k–$1.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Wrench sell?

Q: How many copies did Wrench sell?

63k to 102k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 63k–102k; $516k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $938k–$2.1M before Steam's cut; from 2k 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 Wrench and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Wrench's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 393k–1.5M

best case 3.8M (My Summer Car)

Games like Wrench

A typical game among these

≈ 393k–1.5M copies

≈ $2.5M–$15.0M after Steam's cut

from ~15k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: My Summer Car at ≈ 2.9M–4.8M copies, ≈ $12.1M–$32.4M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 4k reviews in their first month; the range was 1k to 84k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Simulation (8 of 8) and Automobile Sim (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Automobile Sim + Simulation, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2026, and 2 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 70 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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My Summer Car 2025	Est. copies ≈ 2.9M–4.8M 8.1x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $12.1M–$32.4M after Steam's cut $21.9M–$49.9M before Steam's cut	$14.99	118k reviews Very Positive	Automobile SimSimulation
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 2017	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.2M 3.9x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $10.7M–$28.8M after Steam's cut $19.5M–$44.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	57k reviews Very Positive	SimulationAutomobile Sim
Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 2015	Est. copies ≈ 714k–1.2M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.9M–$10.5M after Steam's cut $7.1M–$16.2M before Steam's cut	$19.99	15k reviews Very Positive	Automobile SimSimulation
Construction Simulator 2022	Est. copies ≈ 363k–591k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.5M–$6.7M after Steam's cut $4.5M–$10.3M before Steam's cut	$24.99	15k reviews Very Positive	SimulationMultiplayer
Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game 2015	Est. copies ≈ 882k–1.4M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $7.3M–$19.6M after Steam's cut $13.2M–$30.1M before Steam's cut	$29.99	18k reviews Very Positive	Simulation Management
My Garage 2026	Est. copies ≈ 106k–172k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $582k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessAutomobile Sim
Construction Simulator 2015 2014	Est. copies ≈ 384k–624k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.3M after Steam's cut $2.9M–$6.5M before Steam's cut	$14.99	7k reviews Very Positive	SimulationBuilding
Lumberjack's Dynasty 2021	Est. copies ≈ 70k–114k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $385k–$1.0M after Steam's cut $700k–$1.6M before Steam's cut	$19.99	3k reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationBuilding