How much revenue did LightBreak make?

$571–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did LightBreak sell?

Q: How many copies did LightBreak sell?

347 to 564 copies, based on its 14 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 347–564; $571–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$2k before the cut; from 14 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 LightBreak out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including LightBreak's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–14k

best case 137k (Secret of the Magic Crystals)

Games like LightBreak

The middle of these games

≈ 2k–14k copies

≈ $8k–$52k after Steam's cut

from ~143 reviews

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

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Secret of the Magic Crystals at ≈ 105k–170k copies, ≈ $144k–$386k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 37 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 22 to 166.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Rhythm (5 of 8) and Mystery (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Time Management + Management, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2025, 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 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
Secret of the Magic Crystals 2010	Est. copies ≈ 105k–170k 12x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $144k–$386k after Steam's cut $261k–$594k before the cut	$4.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Time ManagementManagement
SPOOKWARE 2021	Est. copies ≈ 20k–32k 5.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $27k–$73k after Steam's cut $50k–$113k before the cut	$4.99	802 reviews Mostly Positive	RPGColorful
In Her Eyes 2020	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$14k after Steam's cut $10k–$22k before the cut	$9.99	79 reviews Very Positive	RPGCasual
Game Over - A Musical RPG?? 2025	Est. copies ≈ 719–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before the cut	$14.99	29 reviews Positive	ComedyFunny
PYTHIAN 2021	Est. copies ≈ 818–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$11k after Steam's cut $7k–$17k before the cut	$17.99	33 reviews Mostly Positive	VRCasual
Once Upon a Jester 2022	Est. copies ≈ 8k–12k 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $31k–$84k after Steam's cut $57k–$129k before the cut	$14.99	306 reviews Very Positive	Story RichAdventure
Future Racer 2000 2023	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$18k before the cut	$4.99	126 reviews Very Positive	Psychological HorrorDark Humor
ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree 2023	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $16k–$44k after Steam's cut $30k–$67k before the cut	$14.99	159 reviews Very Positive	AdventureStory Rich