How much revenue did Grounded Sim make?

Grounded Sim is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Grounded Sim sell?

Q: How many copies did Grounded Sim sell?

3k to 5k copies, based on its 118 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–5k; from 118 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 Grounded Sim out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Grounded Sim's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–4k

best case 162k (Awkward Dimensions Redux)

Games like Grounded Sim

The middle of these games

≈ 2k–4k copies

≈ $4k–$12k after Steam's cut

from ~88 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: Awkward Dimensions Redux at ≈ 123k–200k copies. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Platformer (6 of 8) and Simulation (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Platformer + Dog, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Family Friendly + Cute; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 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 52 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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Stick Tongue 2025	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before the cut	$4.99	75 reviews Very Positive	AdventureSimulation
Paw Patrol: On A Roll! 2018	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k 5.4x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $120k–$322k after Steam's cut $217k–$495k before the cut	$29.99	477 reviews Very Positive	Family FriendlyPlatformer
Cybermotion 2017	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $7k–$18k after Steam's cut $12k–$28k before the cut	$7.99	88 reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationIndie
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Awkward Dimensions Redux 2016	Est. copies ≈ 123k–200k 34x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	3k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayAdventure
ALONE IN SPACE 2016	Est. copies ≈ 7k–11k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $18k–$48k after Steam's cut $33k–$74k before the cut	$9.99	157 reviews Mixed	AdventureSpace
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