How much revenue did STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R make?

An estimated 1.3M to 3.5M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R sell?

Q: How many copies did STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R sell?

An estimated 95k to 154k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 95k–154k; $1.3M–$3.5M net $2.4M–$5.4M gross; 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 STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 712k–970k

best case 3.0M (OMORI)

The Pixel Graphics lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 856k copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 856k copies

≈ $4.6M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.0M copies

OMORI · ≈ $23.4M after Steam's cut

from 87k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

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 Psychological Horror + Story Rich, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Great Soundtrack + Multiple Endings + RPGMaker; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2021, 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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