How much revenue did Grandfather Simulator make?

An estimated 538 to 1k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Grandfather Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Grandfather Simulator sell?

An estimated 984 to 2k copies, based on its 41 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 984–2k; $538–$1k net $979–$2k gross; from 41 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 Grandfather Simulator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Grandfather Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.3M–5.0M

best case 53.6M (Stardew Valley)

The Simulation lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 4.7M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 4.7M copies

≈ $34.6M after Steam's cut

from ~76k reviews

Best case

≈ 53.6M copies

Stardew Valley · ≈ $310.3M after Steam's cut

from 1.0M reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 4 are breakout hits 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 Driving + Transportation, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Relaxing + Moddable + Pixel Graphics; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2008 to 2023, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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