How much revenue did Beholder make?

An estimated 4.7M to 12.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Beholder sell?

Q: How many copies did Beholder sell?

An estimated 1.2M to 2.0M copies, based on its 31k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.2M–2.0M; $4.7M–$12.7M net $8.6M–$19.5M gross; from 31k 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 Beholder out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Beholder's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 74k–421k

best case 813k (Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You)

The Choices Matter lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 204k copies.

A typical game

≈ 204k copies

≈ $1.4M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 813k copies

Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You · ≈ $3.1M after Steam's cut

from 15k reviews

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 Choices Matter + Political Sim, priced around $10.
The games you compared span 2016 to 2022, 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.

Similar games

Game	Price	Reviews	Tags	Est. copies	Est. revenue
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You 2016	Est. copies ≈ 620k–1.0M 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.6M net $3.1M–$7.0M gross	$9.99	15k reviews Very Positive	Choices MatterPolitical Sim +6
Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2018	Est. copies ≈ 381k–618k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.5M net $3.0M–$6.9M gross	$15.99	13k reviews Very Positive	Point & ClickPolitical Sim +6
Beholder 3 2022	Est. copies ≈ 67k–109k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $331k–$890k net $602k–$1.4M gross	$17.99	3k reviews Mixed	Political SimSimulation +6
Not For Broadcast 2022	Est. copies ≈ 300k–488k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.1M–$5.6M net $3.8M–$8.5M gross	$24.99	13k reviews Very Positive	Adventure1980s +6
Beholder 2 2018	Est. copies ≈ 244k–397k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.2M net $2.2M–$5.0M gross	$17.99	8k reviews Very Positive	Dystopian Strategy +6
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength 2018	Est. copies ≈ 58k–93k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $158k–$425k net $287k–$654k gross	$9.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationChoices Matter +6
The Shrouded Isle 2017	Est. copies ≈ 52k–85k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $187k–$503k net $340k–$774k gross	$12.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Political SimManagement +6
Song of Farca 2021	Est. copies ≈ 41k–66k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $224k–$602k net $407k–$926k gross	$19.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Choices MatterStory Rich +6