How much revenue did PBA Pro Bowling 2021 make?

$11k–$30k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did PBA Pro Bowling 2021 sell?

Q: How many copies did PBA Pro Bowling 2021 sell?

3k to 4k copies, based on its 109 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–4k; $11k–$30k after Steam's cut $20k–$46k before the cut; from 109 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 PBA Pro Bowling 2021 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including PBA Pro Bowling 2021's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 472–6k

best case 18k (Premium Bowling)

Games like PBA Pro Bowling 2021

The middle of these games

≈ 472–6k copies

≈ $527–$41k after Steam's cut

from ~70 reviews

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

None of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Premium Bowling at ≈ 14k–23k copies, ≈ $77k–$207k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

The games that made it here had under 20 reviews in their first month.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (8 of 8) and Sports (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sports + Simulation, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 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 61 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
Bocce Revolution 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $4k–$8k before the cut	$4.99	30 reviews Positive	Turn-Based TacticsPhysics
Alley Catz Bowling 2021	Est. copies ≈ 248–403 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $136–$365 after Steam's cut $247–$561 before the cut	$1.99	10 reviews Positive	SimulationSports
PBA Pro Bowling 2019	Est. copies ≈ 5k–9k 2.7x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $22k–$60k after Steam's cut $41k–$93k before the cut	$14.99	189 reviews Mostly Positive	SportsSimulation
PBA Pro Bowling 2023 2022	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $22k–$60k after Steam's cut $41k–$93k before the cut	$29.99	110 reviews Mixed	SimulationSports
Premium Bowling 2019	Est. copies ≈ 14k–23k 7.0x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $77k–$207k after Steam's cut $140k–$319k before the cut	$19.99	487 reviews Very Positive	SportsSimulation
VR SUPER SPORTS 2017	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $15k–$40k after Steam's cut $27k–$62k before the cut	$12.99	122 reviews Mixed	SportsAction
Fastlane Bowling 2021	Est. copies ≈ 397–645 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $327–$878 after Steam's cut $594–$1k before the cut	$2.99	16 reviews Mostly Negative	SportsSolitaire
Bolf 2025	Est. copies ≈ 198–322 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $163–$438 after Steam's cut $296–$674 before the cut	$2.99	8 reviews 8 user reviews	CasualSports