How much revenue did Megaquarium make?

An estimated 779k to 2.1M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Megaquarium sell?

Q: How many copies did Megaquarium sell?

An estimated 113k to 184k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 113k–184k; $779k–$2.1M net $1.4M–$3.2M gross; from 4k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Megaquarium out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Megaquarium's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.0M–17.7M

best case 85.1M (Garry's Mod)

The Sandbox lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 11.9M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 11.9M copies

≈ $156.7M after Steam's cut

from ~290k reviews

Best case

≈ 85.1M copies

Garry's Mod · ≈ $328.7M after Steam's cut

from 1.2M reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits far above it, and 1 is too small to compare.

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 Multiplayer, priced around $12.
The breakout hits carry Multiplayer + Casual + Funny; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2006 to 2020, 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.

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