How much revenue did Cactus Simulator 2 make?

$2k–$6k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cactus Simulator 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Cactus Simulator 2 sell?

992 to 2k copies, based on its 40 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 992–2k; $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$9k before the cut; from 40 reviews (Mostly 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 Cactus Simulator 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cactus Simulator 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 887k–2.2M

best case 56.5M (Stardew Valley)

Games like Cactus Simulator 2

The middle of these games

≈ 887k–2.2M copies

≈ $4.8M–$21.1M after Steam's cut

from ~49k reviews

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

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Stardew Valley at ≈ 43.0M–69.9M copies, ≈ $177.4M–$476.9M 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 39k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 2k to 73k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (7 of 8) and Life Sim (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Farming Sim + Life Sim, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Farming Sim + Pixel Graphics + Relaxing; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2026, and 3 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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Stardew Valley 2016	Est. copies ≈ 43.0M–69.9M 21x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $177.4M–$476.9M after Steam's cut $322.5M–$733.6M before the cut	$14.99	1.0M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Farming SimPixel Graphics
PC Building Simulator 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.5M–2.5M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $8.4M–$22.5M after Steam's cut $15.2M–$34.5M before the cut	$19.99	53k reviews Very Positive	SimulationEducation
TCG Card Shop Simulator 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–2.0M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $6.7M–$18.1M after Steam's cut $12.2M–$27.8M before the cut	$19.99	49k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Simulation Management
Youtubers Life 2017	Est. copies ≈ 530k–862k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.9M–$7.8M after Steam's cut $5.3M–$12.1M before the cut	$19.99	15k reviews Mostly Positive	ManagementSingleplayer
Chinese Parents 2018	Est. copies ≈ 821k–1.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.3M–$6.1M after Steam's cut $4.1M–$9.3M before the cut	$9.99	27k reviews Very Positive	Life SimPsychological Horror
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition 2026	Est. copies ≈ 1.8M–2.9M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $29.8M–$80.0M after Steam's cut $54.1M–$123.1M before the cut	$59.99	73k reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationFlight
MiSide 2024	Est. copies ≈ 3.5M–5.7M 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $14.5M–$39.0M after Steam's cut $26.3M–$59.9M before the cut	$14.99	142k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Psychological HorrorCute
Wobbledogs 2022	Est. copies ≈ 378k–615k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $2.1M–$5.6M after Steam's cut $3.8M–$8.6M before the cut	$19.99	15k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	DogWholesome