How much revenue did Shawarma or Shaverma make?

$1k–$4k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shawarma or Shaverma sell?

Q: How many copies did Shawarma or Shaverma sell?

521 to 846 copies, based on its 21 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 521–846; $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before the cut; from 21 reviews (Mixed)

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 Shawarma or Shaverma out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shawarma or Shaverma's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 37–285

best case 619 (Pest Control)

Games like Shawarma or Shaverma

The middle of these games

≈ 37–285 copies

≈ $68–$502 after Steam's cut

from ~5 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: Pest Control at ≈ 471–766 copies, ≈ $517–$1k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 1 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 1 to 13.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Exploration (6 of 8) and Tactical RPG (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Turn-Based Tactics + Exploration, priced around $4.
The era: The games you compared span 2019 to 2025, and 2 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 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
Pest Control 2021	Est. copies ≈ 471–766 4.2x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $517–$1k after Steam's cut $940–$2k before the cut	$3.99	19 reviews Mixed	Turn-Based TacticsExploration
Lord of Darkness: Celebration 2025	Est. copies ≈ 25–40 SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $7–$18 after Steam's cut $12–$28 before the cut	$0.99	1 reviews 1 user reviews	AdventureJRPG
Alvara 2023	Est. copies ≈ 273–443 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $375–$1k after Steam's cut $681–$2k before the cut	$4.99	11 reviews Mostly Positive	Early AccessCRPG
Il Sole e la Luna 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 29–47 SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $24–$64 after Steam's cut $43–$98 before the cut	$2.99	1 reviews 1 user reviews	ExplorationCRPG
Lord of Darkness: Prologue 2022	Est. copies ≈ 198–322 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $54–$145 after Steam's cut $98–$223 before the cut	$0.99	8 reviews 8 user reviews	AdventureParty-Based RPG
瀚辰书院 2022	Est. copies ≈ 50–81 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $41–$111 after Steam's cut $75–$170 before the cut	$2.99	2 reviews 2 user reviews	CasualExploration
Octavio Camacho 2023	Est. copies ≈ 25–40 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $62–$164 after Steam's cut $112–$252 before the cut	$8.99	1 reviews 1 user reviews	RPGJRPG
Dragonium Adventure 2024	Est. copies ≈ 174–282 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $239–$640 after Steam's cut $434–$985 before the cut	$4.99	7 reviews 7 user reviews	AdventureAction