How much revenue did Melatonin make?

$835k–$2.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Melatonin sell?

Q: How many copies did Melatonin sell?

203k to 329k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 203k–329k; $835k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.5M before the cut; from 8k 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 Melatonin out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Melatonin's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 669k–3.5M

best case 4.6M (Muse Dash)

Games like Melatonin

The middle of these games

≈ 669k–3.5M copies

≈ $4.1M–$6.9M after Steam's cut

from ~55k reviews

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

All 4 of your similar games are hits.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

Best case: Muse Dash at ≈ 3.5M–5.7M copies, ≈ $2.9M–$7.8M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Rhythm (4 of 4) and Music (3 of 4).
The winners: Winners here lead with Music + Rhythm, priced around $3.
The era: 2 of your 4 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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 36 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
Muse Dash 2019	Est. copies ≈ 3.5M–5.7M 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $2.9M–$7.8M after Steam's cut $5.3M–$12.0M before the cut	$2.99	122k reviews Very Positive	MusicRhythm
Rhythm Doctor 2025	Est. copies ≈ 667k–1.1M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.7M–$9.9M after Steam's cut $6.7M–$15.2M before the cut	$19.99	27k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RhythmMusic
Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL 2024	Est. copies ≈ 39k–63k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $268k–$722k after Steam's cut $488k–$1.1M before the cut	$24.99	2k reviews Very Positive	ActionCasual
A Dance of Fire and Ice 2019	Est. copies ≈ 2.4M–3.9M 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $4.0M–$10.6M after Steam's cut $7.2M–$16.4M before the cut	$5.99	83k reviews Very Positive	RhythmMusic