How much revenue did Write word make?

$600–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Write word sell?

Q: How many copies did Write word sell?

547 to 889 copies, based on its 18 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 547–889; $600–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$2k before Steam's cut; from 18 reviews (Mixed)

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 Write word and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Write word's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 36k–580k

best case 1.1M (Chants of Sennaar)

Games like Write word

A typical game among these

≈ 36k–580k copies

≈ $337k–$1.3M after Steam's cut

from ~9k 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: Chants of Sennaar at ≈ 869k–1.4M copies, ≈ $4.8M–$12.8M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 200 reviews in their first month; the range was 33 to 5k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Puzzle (8 of 8) and Physics (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Point & Click, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2023, and none of them 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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Cyber Manhunt 2021	Est. copies ≈ 390k–634k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.1M–$2.9M after Steam's cut $1.9M–$4.4M before Steam's cut	$9.99	16k reviews Very Positive	SimulationRPG
Zup! S 2018	Est. copies ≈ 493k–801k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $270k–$725k after Steam's cut $491k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$1.99	16k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleCasual
Wordle 2 2020	Est. copies ≈ 14k–23k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $118k–$317k after Steam's cut $214k–$487k before Steam's cut	$30.62	564 reviews Mixed	PuzzleCasual
Wordle 2021	Est. copies ≈ 36k–58k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $303k–$815k after Steam's cut $551k–$1.3M before Steam's cut	$30.62	1k reviews Mostly Positive	PuzzleCasual
Zup! 2016	Est. copies ≈ 371k–603k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $203k–$546k after Steam's cut $370k–$841k before Steam's cut	$1.99	9k reviews Very Positive	PuzzleCasual
Wordle 3 2020	Est. copies ≈ 19k–31k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $162k–$435k after Steam's cut $294k–$669k before Steam's cut	$30.62	775 reviews Mostly Positive	PuzzleCasual
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Chants of Sennaar 2023	Est. copies ≈ 869k–1.4M 3.9x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $4.8M–$12.8M after Steam's cut $8.7M–$19.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	35k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleAdventure