How much revenue did Subside make?

An estimated 84k to 225k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Subside sell?

Q: How many copies did Subside sell?

An estimated 12k to 20k copies, based on its 508 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 12k–20k; $84k–$225k net $152k–$347k gross; from 508 reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Subside out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Subside's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 17k–60k

best case 693k (WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship)

The Simulation lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 37k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 37k copies

≈ $167k after Steam's cut

from ~766 reviews

Best case

≈ 693k copies

WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship · ≈ $5.4M after Steam's cut

from 15k 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 Racing + Automobile Sim, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Racing + Automobile Sim + Offroad; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2022, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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