How much revenue did Blue Fire make?

$423k–$1.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Blue Fire sell?

Q: How many copies did Blue Fire sell?

77k to 125k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 77k–125k; $423k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $768k–$1.7M before the cut; from 3k 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 Blue Fire out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Blue Fire's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 63k–325k

best case 5.8M (Celeste)

Games like Blue Fire

The middle of these games

≈ 63k–325k copies

≈ $359k–$1.5M after Steam's cut

from ~3k 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: Celeste at ≈ 4.4M–7.2M copies, ≈ $24.5M–$65.8M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 399 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 205 to 1k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Platformer (7 of 8) and Metroidvania (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Precision Platformer + Platformer, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Female Protagonist + Great Soundtrack + Pixel Graphics; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, and 3 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Celeste 2018	Est. copies ≈ 4.4M–7.2M 46x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $24.5M–$65.8M after Steam's cut $44.5M–$101.2M before the cut	$19.99	146k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Precision PlatformerDifficult
You Have to Win the Game 2014	Est. copies ≈ 321k–521k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	6k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaFree to Play
Aeterna Noctis 2021	Est. copies ≈ 53k–86k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $438k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $796k–$1.8M before the cut	$29.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	MetroidvaniaDifficult
VVVVVV 2010	Est. copies ≈ 666k–1.1M 3.3x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $914k–$2.5M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.8M before the cut	$4.99	11k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Pixel GraphicsPrecision Platformer
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 2024	Est. copies ≈ 175k–284k 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.4M–$3.9M after Steam's cut $2.6M–$6.0M before the cut	$29.99	7k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaExploration
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus 2024	Est. copies ≈ 42k–69k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $233k–$626k after Steam's cut $424k–$964k before the cut	$19.99	2k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaSide Scroller
Unbound: Worlds Apart 2021	Est. copies ≈ 33k–54k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $182k–$489k after Steam's cut $331k–$752k before the cut	$19.99	1k reviews Very Positive	IndieAdventure
Leap Year 2024	Est. copies ≈ 79k–129k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $109k–$293k after Steam's cut $198k–$450k before the cut	$4.99	3k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ExplorationPrecision Platformer