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How many copies did Moons of Madness sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 84k–137k
$580k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.4M before the cut
from 3k reviews (Mostly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Moons of Madness out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Moons of Madness's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 163k–769k
best case 3.4M (SOMA)
Games like Moons of Madness

The middle of these games

≈ 163k–769k copies

≈ $1.4M–$9.2M after Steam's cut

from ~9k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: SOMA at ≈ 2.6M–4.2M copies, ≈ $21.1M–$56.7M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here
About half the games that made it here had over 3k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 1k to 8k.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Horror (6 of 8) and Story Rich (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Horror + Psychological Horror, priced around $30.
The era
The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, and 1 of your 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 61 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Observation
2020
Est. copies
≈ 129k–209k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$885k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.7M before the cut
$24.99
5k reviews
Mostly Positive
IndieAdventure
Hellpoint
2020
Est. copies
≈ 112k–182k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.1M–$2.9M after Steam's cut $2.0M–$4.5M before the cut
$34.99
5k reviews
Mostly Positive
Souls-likeSci-fi
Scanner Sombre
2017
Est. copies
≈ 156k–254k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$301k–$809k after Steam's cut $547k–$1.2M before the cut
$6.99
5k reviews
Very Positive
ExplorationHorror
CARRION
2020
Est. copies
≈ 882k–1.4M
3.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$4.8M–$13.0M after Steam's cut $8.8M–$20.1M before the cut
$19.99
36k reviews
Very Positive
Villain ProtagonistPixel Graphics
Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
2019
Est. copies
≈ 66k–108k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$364k–$978k after Steam's cut $661k–$1.5M before the cut
$19.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
Story RichPoint & Click
Still Wakes the Deep
2024
Est. copies
≈ 319k–518k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$3.1M–$8.3M after Steam's cut $5.6M–$12.7M before the cut
$34.99
13k reviews
Very Positive
Scorn
2022
Est. copies
≈ 487k–792k
2.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$5.4M–$14.4M after Steam's cut $9.7M–$22.2M before the cut
$39.99
20k reviews
Mostly Positive
GoreHorror
SOMA
2015
Est. copies
≈ 2.6M–4.2M
5.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$21.1M–$56.7M after Steam's cut $38.4M–$87.3M before the cut
$29.99
52k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive

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