How much revenue did Ys Origin make?

$1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ys Origin sell?

Q: How many copies did Ys Origin sell?

230k to 374k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 230k–374k; $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.2M 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 Ys Origin out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ys Origin's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 215k–939k

best case 1.8M (Granblue Fantasy: Relink)

Games like Ys Origin

The middle of these games

≈ 215k–939k copies

≈ $1.4M–$18.1M after Steam's cut

from ~8k 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: Granblue Fantasy: Relink at ≈ 1.4M–2.2M copies, ≈ $15.2M–$40.7M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 15k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 1k to 31k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action RPG (8 of 8) and Anime (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Anime + JRPG, priced around $40.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 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 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

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Granblue Fantasy: Relink 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.2M 6.8x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $15.2M–$40.7M after Steam's cut $27.6M–$62.7M before the cut	$39.99	56k reviews Very Positive	AnimeJRPG
Tales of Berseria™ 2017	Est. copies ≈ 650k–1.1M 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $8.9M–$24.0M after Steam's cut $16.3M–$37.0M before the cut	$49.99	19k reviews Very Positive	AnimeJRPG
Ys I & II Chronicles+ 2013	Est. copies ≈ 193k–314k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $795k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.3M before the cut	$14.99	3k reviews Very Positive	JRPGAction
Fate/Samurai Remnant 2023	Est. copies ≈ 174k–283k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.9M–$5.1M after Steam's cut $3.5M–$7.9M before the cut	$39.99	7k reviews Very Positive	JRPGRPG
FREEDOM WARS Remastered 2025	Est. copies ≈ 34k–54k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $368k–$991k after Steam's cut $670k–$1.5M before the cut	$39.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	ActionAnime
Ys: The Oath in Felghana 2012	Est. copies ≈ 135k–219k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $555k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before the cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	ActionGreat Soundtrack
Tales of Zestiria 2015	Est. copies ≈ 454k–738k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $6.2M–$16.8M after Steam's cut $11.4M–$25.8M before the cut	$49.99	9k reviews Mostly Positive	JRPGAnime
Tales of ARISE 2023	Est. copies ≈ 910k–1.5M 4.5x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $12.5M–$33.6M after Steam's cut $22.8M–$51.8M before the cut	$49.99	37k reviews Very Positive	AnimeJRPG