How much revenue did Earl vs. the Mutants make?

$3k–$8k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Earl vs. the Mutants sell?

Q: How many copies did Earl vs. the Mutants sell?

4k to 6k copies, based on its 148 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–6k; $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before the cut; from 148 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 Earl vs. the Mutants out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Earl vs. the Mutants's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 65k–116k

best case 5.8M (Mad Max)

Games like Earl vs. the Mutants

The middle of these games

≈ 65k–116k copies

≈ $293k–$487k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

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

6 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Mad Max at ≈ 4.4M–7.2M copies, ≈ $24.2M–$65.1M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Post-apocalyptic (5 of 8) and Vehicular Combat (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Vehicular Combat, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Open World + Vehicular Combat; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 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).

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Mad Max 2015	Est. copies ≈ 4.4M–7.2M 66x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $24.2M–$65.1M after Steam's cut $44.0M–$100.1M before the cut	$19.99	90k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldVehicular Combat
Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina 2014	Est. copies ≈ 154k–250k 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $338k–$909k after Steam's cut $615k–$1.4M before the cut	$7.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Post-apocalypticAutomobile Sim
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Post Apocalyptic Mayhem 2011	Est. copies ≈ 96k–156k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $264k–$710k after Steam's cut $480k–$1.1M before the cut	$9.99	2k reviews Very Positive	RacingAction
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Titan Attacks! 2012	Est. copies ≈ 62k–100k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $170k–$457k after Steam's cut $309k–$702k before the cut	$9.99	978 reviews Very Positive	Arena ShooterSide Scroller
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