How much revenue did Summer of '58 make?

An estimated 301k to 809k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Summer of '58 sell?

Q: How many copies did Summer of '58 sell?

An estimated 122k to 198k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 122k–198k; $301k–$809k net $547k–$1.2M gross; from 5k 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 Summer of '58 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Summer of '58's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.2M–4.4M

best case 4.6M (Poppy Playtime)

The Horror lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 3.7M copies.

A typical game

≈ 3.7M copies

≈ $25.5M after Steam's cut

from ~84k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.6M copies

Poppy Playtime

from 140k reviews

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 Horror + Free to Play, priced around $20.
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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