How much revenue did Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition make?

An estimated 1.1M to 3.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition sell?

An estimated 137k to 223k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 137k–223k; $1.1M–$3.0M net $2.1M–$4.7M gross; from 5k reviews (Very 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 Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–2k

best case 7k (Starters Orders 7 Horse Racing)

The Immersive Sim lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 1k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 1k copies

≈ $9k after Steam's cut

from ~42 reviews

Best case

≈ 7k copies

Starters Orders 7 Horse Racing · ≈ $89k after Steam's cut

from 174 reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it, and 2 are too small to compare.

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 Horses + Simulation, priced around $35.
The breakout hits carry Grand Strategy + Strategy + Realistic; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2019 to 2025, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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