How much revenue did Backyard Boxing make?

$3k–$7k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Backyard Boxing sell?

Q: How many copies did Backyard Boxing sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 51 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before the cut; from 51 reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3k–18k

best case 154k (The Thrill of the Fight - VR Boxing)

Games like Backyard Boxing

The middle of these games

≈ 3k–18k copies

≈ $39k–$106k after Steam's cut

from ~177 reviews

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

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: The Thrill of the Fight - VR Boxing at ≈ 117k–190k copies, ≈ $322k–$866k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 67 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 49 to 427.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Boxing (8 of 8) and Sports (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with VR + Sports, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2018 to 2025, 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 38 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Tactic Boxing 2024	Est. copies ≈ 10k–17k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $28k–$75k after Steam's cut $51k–$116k before the cut	$9.99	410 reviews Mostly Positive	BoxingPhysics
Punch A Bunch 2023	Est. copies ≈ 25k–40k 5.6x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $101k–$272k after Steam's cut $184k–$419k before the cut	$14.99	991 reviews Mostly Positive	BoxingFighting
Virtual Fighting Championship (VFC) 2018	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $26k–$71k after Steam's cut $48k–$109k before the cut	$15.99	197 reviews Mostly Positive	VRBoxing
The Thrill of the Fight - VR Boxing 2019	Est. copies ≈ 117k–190k 23x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $322k–$866k after Steam's cut $585k–$1.3M before the cut	$9.99	4k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	VRSports
Crazy Kung Fu 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $8k–$23k after Steam's cut $15k–$35k before the cut	$14.99	83 reviews Very Positive	Sports3D Fighter
Boxing Simulator 2025	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$18k before the cut	$7.99	80 reviews Very Positive	SimulationSports
Boxing Club Manager 2022	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $25k–$68k after Steam's cut $46k–$105k before the cut	$39.99	93 reviews Mixed	SportsStrategy
Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions 2021	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $43k–$114k after Steam's cut $77k–$176k before the cut	$39.99	156 reviews Mixed	SportsBeat 'em up