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How many copies did Budget Cuts Ultimate sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 3k–4k
$14k–$38k net $26k–$58k gross
from 107 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 Budget Cuts Ultimate out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Budget Cuts Ultimate's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 9.6M–16.6M
best case 27.0M (The Forest)
The Open World lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 11.8M copies.

A typical game
≈ 11.8M copies
≈ $191.2M after Steam's cut
from ~290k reviews
Best case
≈ 27.0M copies
The Forest · ≈ $208.7M after Steam's cut
from 677k 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 Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
  • The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, 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.

Similar games

2018
Est. copies
≈ 20.6M–33.4M
2.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$113.2M–$304.2M net $205.7M–$468.0M gross
$19.99
677k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 6.3M–10.3M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$69.7M–$187.3M net $126.7M–$288.2M gross
$39.99
264k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
HorrorAction +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 11.4M–18.6M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$94.2M–$253.2M net $171.2M–$389.5M gross
$29.99
376k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 8.9M–14.5M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$49.1M–$132.0M net $89.3M–$203.1M gross
$19.99
172k reviews
Very Positive
RacingAutomobile Sim +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 6.9M–11.2M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$113.4M–$304.9M net $206.2M–$469.1M gross
$59.99
277k reviews
Very Positive
RacingOpen World +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 16.5M–26.7M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$271.4M–$729.7M net $493.5M–$1122.7M gross
$59.99
411k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldOpen World Survival Craft +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 7.5M–12.2M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
303k reviews
Very Positive
RacingOpen World +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 9.1M–14.8M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
265k reviews
Mostly Positive
VRFree to Play +6

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