How much revenue did Masternoid make?

$614–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Masternoid sell?

Q: How many copies did Masternoid sell?

149 to 242 copies, based on its 6 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 149–242; $614–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before the cut; from 6 reviews (6 user reviews); Thin evidence: 6 reviews. That range swings on one or two people, so read it as a hint, not a measurement.

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 Masternoid out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Masternoid's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 57–2k

best case 6k (69 Ways to Kill a Zombie)

Games like Masternoid

The middle of these games

≈ 57–2k copies

≈ $114–$10k after Steam's cut

from ~6 reviews

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

None of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: 69 Ways to Kill a Zombie at ≈ 5k–8k copies, ≈ $7k–$18k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

The games that made it here had under 15 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 VR (8 of 8) and Arcade (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with VR + Zombies, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2024, and 2 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 43 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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69 Ways to Kill a Zombie 2017	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k 26x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $7k–$18k after Steam's cut $12k–$28k before the cut	$4.99	141 reviews Mixed	VRZombies
The Rhythm of the Knight 2022	Est. copies ≈ 74–121 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $204–$550 after Steam's cut $370–$846 before the cut	$9.99	3 reviews 3 user reviews	ActionArcade
Banana Invaders 2019	Est. copies ≈ 230–374 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	8 reviews 8 user reviews	ActionCasual
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