How much revenue did PowerWash Simulator make?

An estimated 9.6M to 25.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did PowerWash Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did PowerWash Simulator sell?

An estimated 1.4M to 2.3M copies, based on its 58k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.4M–2.3M; $9.6M–$25.9M net $17.5M–$39.8M gross; from 58k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 PowerWash Simulator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including PowerWash Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.2M–6.6M

best case 53.6M (Stardew Valley)

The Simulation lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 6.1M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 6.1M copies

≈ $42.6M after Steam's cut

from ~175k reviews

Best case

≈ 53.6M copies

Stardew Valley · ≈ $310.2M after Steam's cut

from 1.0M 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 Relaxing + Simulation, priced around $17.
The breakout hits carry Relaxing + Farming Sim + Multiplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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