How much revenue did Music Man make?

$681–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Music Man sell?

Q: How many copies did Music Man sell?

496 to 806 copies, based on its 20 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 496–806; $681–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before the cut; from 20 reviews (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 Music Man out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Music Man's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 222k–329k

best case 1.5M (Antichamber)

Games like Music Man

The middle of these games

≈ 222k–329k copies

≈ $1.0M–$2.7M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

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

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Antichamber at ≈ 1.1M–1.8M copies, ≈ $6.2M–$16.6M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Exploration (5 of 8) and Walking Simulator (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + First-Person, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

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Antichamber 2013	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M 3.7x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $6.2M–$16.6M after Steam's cut $11.2M–$25.5M before the cut	$19.99	18k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleFirst-Person
NaissanceE 2014	Est. copies ≈ 247k–401k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	4k reviews Very Positive	ExplorationIndie
Dreaming Sarah 2015	Est. copies ≈ 140k–228k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $231k–$621k after Steam's cut $420k–$955k before the cut	$5.99	3k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaPuzzle-Platformer
Lifeless Planet Premier Edition 2014	Est. copies ≈ 203k–330k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $558k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before the cut	$9.99	4k reviews Mostly Positive	AtmosphericSci-fi
Neva 2024	Est. copies ≈ 262k–426k 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.4M–$3.9M after Steam's cut $2.6M–$6.0M before the cut	$19.99	11k reviews Very Positive	AdventurePlatformer
Awkward Dimensions Redux 2016	Est. copies ≈ 123k–200k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	3k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayAdventure
MANDAGON 2016	Est. copies ≈ 239k–388k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	6k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Free to PlayPixel Graphics
RiME 2017	Est. copies ≈ 179k–290k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.5M–$4.0M after Steam's cut $2.7M–$6.1M before the cut	$29.99	5k reviews Very Positive	AdventurePuzzle