How much revenue did Saiko no sutoka make?

$131k–$353k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Saiko no sutoka sell?

Q: How many copies did Saiko no sutoka sell?

96k to 155k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 96k–155k; $131k–$353k after Steam's cut $238k–$542k before the cut; from 4k 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 Saiko no sutoka out and predicted the genre from its 5 similar games. Every figure here, including Saiko no sutoka's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.6M–27.2M

best case 40.4M (Wallpaper Engine)

Games like Saiko no sutoka

The middle of these games

≈ 4.6M–27.2M copies

≈ $25.7M–$110.9M after Steam's cut

from ~268k reviews

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

All 5 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Wallpaper Engine at ≈ 30.8M–50.0M copies, ≈ $42.2M–$113.5M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (4 of 5) and Horror (3 of 5).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2024, and 1 of your 5 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 43 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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MiSide 2024	Est. copies ≈ 3.5M–5.7M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $14.5M–$39.0M after Steam's cut $26.3M–$59.9M before the cut	$14.99	142k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Psychological HorrorCute
VRChat 2017	Est. copies ≈ 9.2M–15.0M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue Free	Free	268k reviews Mostly Positive	VRFree to Play
The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.7M–33.6M 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $113.8M–$305.9M after Steam's cut $206.9M–$470.7M before the cut	$19.99	681k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Outlast 2 2017	Est. copies ≈ 2.2M–3.6M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $12.2M–$32.7M after Steam's cut $22.1M–$50.3M before the cut	$19.99	64k reviews Very Positive	Horror Psychological Horror
Wallpaper Engine 2018	Est. copies ≈ 30.8M–50.0M 3.8x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $42.2M–$113.5M after Steam's cut $76.8M–$174.6M before the cut	$4.99	1.0M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MatureUtilities