How much revenue did Aeruta make?

$338k–$909k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Aeruta sell?

Q: How many copies did Aeruta sell?

62k to 100k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 62k–100k; $338k–$909k after Steam's cut $615k–$1.4M before the cut; from 2k 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 Aeruta out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Aeruta's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–3k

best case 68k (Cuisineer)

Games like Aeruta

The middle of these games

≈ 2k–3k copies

≈ $5k–$21k after Steam's cut

from ~69 reviews

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

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Cuisineer at ≈ 52k–84k copies, ≈ $354k–$953k after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 58 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 7 to 949.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Cooking (5 of 8) and Management (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Cooking, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Action Roguelike + Wholesome + Dungeon Crawler; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2018 to 2025, 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 38 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Katy & Bob: Cake Cafe 2018	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $11k–$30k after Steam's cut $20k–$46k before the cut	$14.99	89 reviews Very Positive	CasualStrategy
Cuisineer 2023	Est. copies ≈ 52k–84k 30x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $354k–$953k after Steam's cut $645k–$1.5M before the cut	$24.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Action RoguelikeCooking
Kitchen Sync: Aloha! 2025	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $23k–$63k after Steam's cut $42k–$96k before the cut	$19.99	171 reviews Very Positive	CraftingStory Rich
Cooking Trip 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$19k before the cut	$14.99	39 reviews Mostly Positive	CasualStrategy
Marenian Tavern Story: Patty and the Hungry God 2019	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $11k–$30k after Steam's cut $20k–$46k before the cut	$19.99	71 reviews Mostly Positive	RPGAdventure
豆腐脑模拟器 Tofu Pudding Simulator 2019	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before the cut	$1.99	69 reviews Mixed	CookingSimulation
My Universe - Cooking Star Restaurant 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $6k–$15k after Steam's cut $10k–$23k before the cut	$14.99	54 reviews Mixed	CasualSimulation
Waifu Crush 2022	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $570–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$2k before the cut	$1.99	42 reviews Mixed	Puzzle Visual Novel