How much revenue did City of Brass make?

$138k–$372k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did City of Brass sell?

Q: How many copies did City of Brass sell?

25k to 41k copies, based on its 828 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 25k–41k; $138k–$372k after Steam's cut $252k–$572k before the cut; from 828 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 City of Brass out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including City of Brass's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 36k–39k

best case 108k (Until You Fall)

Games like City of Brass

The middle of these games

≈ 36k–39k copies

≈ $134k–$271k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

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

7 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Until You Fall at ≈ 82k–133k copies, ≈ $564k–$1.5M 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 826 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 521 to 1k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (7 of 8) and Rogue-like (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with VR + Swordplay, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry VR + Swordplay + Arcade; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: Only 2 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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 36 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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Until You Fall 2020	Est. copies ≈ 82k–133k 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $564k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before the cut	$24.99	3k reviews Very Positive	VRSwordplay
GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon 2022	Est. copies ≈ 28k–46k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $195k–$524k after Steam's cut $354k–$806k before the cut	$24.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	Rogue-likeHack and Slash
Mirror of Heaven 2024	Est. copies ≈ 27k–44k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $70k–$187k after Steam's cut $126k–$288k before the cut	$9.25	1k reviews Very Positive	Rogue-liteAction Roguelike
Fate Seeker: Journey 2022	Est. copies ≈ 30k–49k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $82k–$221k after Steam's cut $149k–$340k before the cut	$10.00	1k reviews Mostly Positive	RPGAction
Dungeons of Blood and Dream 2024	Est. copies ≈ 30k–49k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $156k–$419k after Steam's cut $284k–$645k before the cut	$18.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeDungeon Crawler
Dredgers 2019	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k too small to compare SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $48k–$129k after Steam's cut $87k–$198k before the cut	$11.99	505 reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeHack and Slash
Neverinth 2020	Est. copies ≈ 27k–44k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $120k–$323k after Steam's cut $218k–$497k before the cut	$15.99	1k reviews Mixed	Rogue-likeAnime
Jianghu Survivor 2023	Est. copies ≈ 29k–47k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $55k–$148k after Steam's cut $100k–$228k before the cut	$6.99	1k reviews Very Positive	CasualAction