How much revenue did STRAYLIGHT make?

$3k–$9k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did STRAYLIGHT sell?

Q: How many copies did STRAYLIGHT sell?

595 to 967 copies, based on its 24 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 595–967; $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$14k before the cut; from 24 reviews (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 STRAYLIGHT out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including STRAYLIGHT's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 33k–144k

best case 233k (Hot Lava)

Games like STRAYLIGHT

The middle of these games

≈ 33k–144k copies

≈ $63k–$834k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

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

5 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Hot Lava at ≈ 177k–288k copies, ≈ $975k–$2.6M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 219 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 42 to 611.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on 3D Platformer (8 of 8) and Parkour (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Precision Platformer + 3D Platformer, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 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 70 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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SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell 2016	Est. copies ≈ 127k–207k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $525k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $954k–$2.2M before the cut	$14.99	3k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerParkour
Cloudbuilt 2014	Est. copies ≈ 53k–86k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $292k–$785k after Steam's cut $531k–$1.2M before the cut	$19.99	948 reviews Very Positive	ParkourAction
Exertus 2019	Est. copies ≈ 9k–14k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before the cut	$1.99	306 reviews Very Positive	ActionPrecision Platformer
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Hot Lava 2019	Est. copies ≈ 177k–288k 4.9x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $975k–$2.6M after Steam's cut $1.8M–$4.0M before the cut	$19.99	6k reviews Very Positive	Precision Platformer3D Platformer
BETON BRUTAL 2023	Est. copies ≈ 32k–52k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $62k–$166k after Steam's cut $112k–$255k before the cut	$6.99	1k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerPrecision Platformer
Cyber Hook 2020	Est. copies ≈ 104k–169k 3.3x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $428k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $778k–$1.8M before the cut	$14.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Indie3D Platformer
PANZER BALL 2020	Est. copies ≈ 30k–49k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $41k–$111k after Steam's cut $75k–$171k before the cut	$4.99	1k reviews Very Positive	IndieParkour