How much revenue did Myths of Rules make?

$21k–$57k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Myths of Rules sell?

Q: How many copies did Myths of Rules sell?

26k to 42k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 26k–42k; $21k–$57k after Steam's cut $39k–$88k before the cut; from 1k 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 Myths of Rules out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Myths of Rules's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–18k

best case 38k (The Bible)

Games like Myths of Rules

The middle of these games

≈ 2k–18k copies

≈ $3k–$62k after Steam's cut

from ~173 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: The Bible at ≈ 29k–47k copies, ≈ $40k–$107k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

The games that made it here had under 234 reviews in their first month.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Nonlinear (5 of 8) and Exploration (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Nonlinear + Psychological Horror, priced around $5.
The era: Only 2 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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 of about 31, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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