How much revenue did Blast the Past make?

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

How many copies did Blast the Past sell?

Q: How many copies did Blast the Past sell?

5k to 8k copies, based on its 157 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–8k; $2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before Steam's cut; from 157 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 Blast the Past and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Blast the Past's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 26k–222k

best case 780k (Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades)

Games like Blast the Past

A typical game among these

≈ 26k–222k copies

≈ $364k–$2.3M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

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

5 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades at ≈ 594k–966k copies, ≈ $3.3M–$8.8M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 1k reviews in their first month; the range was 63 to 24k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Simulation (6 of 8) and VR (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sandbox + VR, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2011 to 2026, 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).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Universe Sandbox Legacy 2011	Est. copies ≈ 188k–306k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	3k reviews Very Positive	SimulationSandbox
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2026	Est. copies ≈ 594k–966k 9.1x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.3M–$8.8M after Steam's cut $5.9M–$13.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	24k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SandboxVR
IRON REBELLION 2024	Est. copies ≈ 21k–35k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $147k–$395k after Steam's cut $267k–$607k before Steam's cut	$24.99	861 reviews Very Positive	VRMechs
Megaton Rainfall 2017	Est. copies ≈ 79k–129k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $350k–$940k after Steam's cut $636k–$1.4M before Steam's cut	$15.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	SuperheroDestruction
IKEA VR Experience 2016	Est. copies ≈ 16k–26k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	386 reviews Mixed	HentaiVR
HARD BULLET 2020	Est. copies ≈ 163k–264k 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $894k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	7k reviews Very Positive	VRGore
Maximum Override 2017	Est. copies ≈ 11k–17k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $21k–$55k after Steam's cut $38k–$85k before Steam's cut	$6.99	312 reviews Mixed	ActionDestruction
Wreckfest 2 2025	Est. copies ≈ 145k–235k 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $1.4M–$3.7M after Steam's cut $2.5M–$5.8M before Steam's cut	$34.99	6k reviews Mostly Positive	RacingSimulation