How much revenue did Harvester make?

$158k–$426k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Harvester sell?

Q: How many copies did Harvester sell?

96k to 156k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 96k–156k; $158k–$426k after Steam's cut $288k–$656k before the cut; from 2k 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 Harvester out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Harvester's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 20.1M–41.9M

best case 87.5M (Left 4 Dead 2)

Games like Harvester

The middle of these games

≈ 20.1M–41.9M copies

≈ $200.8M–$321.9M after Steam's cut

from ~494k 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: Left 4 Dead 2 at ≈ 66.7M–108.4M copies, ≈ $183.2M–$492.6M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Survival (5 of 8) and Co-op (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Zombies + Co-op, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2024, and 1 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 79 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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Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Left 4 Dead 2 2009	Est. copies ≈ 66.7M–108.4M 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue $183.2M–$492.6M after Steam's cut $333.1M–$757.9M before the cut	$9.99	1.1M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesCo-op
The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.7M–33.6M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $113.8M–$305.9M after Steam's cut $206.9M–$470.7M before the cut	$19.99	681k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth 2014	Est. copies ≈ 25.2M–41.0M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $104.0M–$279.6M after Steam's cut $189.1M–$430.1M before the cut	$14.99	450k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action RoguelikeRogue-like
7 Days to Die 2024	Est. copies ≈ 9.9M–16.1M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $122.7M–$330.0M after Steam's cut $223.1M–$507.7M before the cut	$44.99	400k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalZombies
Deep Rock Galactic 2020	Est. copies ≈ 9.4M–15.3M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $77.6M–$208.6M after Steam's cut $141.1M–$321.0M before the cut	$29.99	379k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	DwarfCo-op
PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist 2015	Est. copies ≈ 82k–133k too small to compare SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $180k–$483k after Steam's cut $327k–$744k before the cut	$7.99	2k reviews Very Positive	MemesPixel Graphics
Dead by Daylight 2016	Est. copies ≈ 38.7M–62.9M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $212.7M–$571.8M after Steam's cut $386.7M–$879.7M before the cut	$19.99	930k reviews Mostly Positive	HorrorMultiplayer
Dying Light 2015	Est. copies ≈ 24.1M–39.2M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $165.8M–$445.8M after Steam's cut $301.5M–$685.8M before the cut	$24.99	494k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesSurvival Horror