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How many copies did Are you ready for Valve Index? sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 28k–46k
from 974 reviews (Very Positive)

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

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We left Are you ready for Valve Index? out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Are you ready for Valve Index?'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 164k–182k
best case 4.6M (Soundpad)
The Software lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 174k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 174k copies
≈ $1.2M after Steam's cut
from ~5k reviews
Best case
≈ 4.6M copies
Soundpad · ≈ $8.9M after Steam's cut
from 102k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits far above it.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering
  • Winners here lead with Software + Utilities, priced around $5.
  • The breakout hits carry Utilities + Shooter + Combat; a typical game here doesn't.
  • None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2020. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2016
Est. copies
≈ 213k–346k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
5k reviews
Mostly Positive
VRBenchmark +6
Invalid Date
Est. copies
≈ 2.0M–3.3M
17x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
85k reviews
Very Positive
VRSoftware +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 3.5M–5.7M
21x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$4.8M–$13.0M net $8.8M–$20.0M gross
$4.99
102k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
UtilitiesAudio Production +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 69k–112k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
2k reviews
Mixed
Free to PlayVR +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 135k–220k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$298k–$800k net $541k–$1.2M gross
$7.99
5k reviews
Very Positive
VRUtilities +2
2016
Est. copies
≈ 130k–211k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
3k reviews
Very Positive
VRFree to Play +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 140k–227k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$959k–$2.6M net $1.7M–$4.0M gross
$24.99
5k reviews
Very Positive
SimulationMultiplayer +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 124k–201k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
5k reviews
Very Positive
Free to PlayAnimation & Modeling +6

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