How much revenue did Drums Hero make?

$15k–$41k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Drums Hero sell?

Q: How many copies did Drums Hero sell?

3k to 4k copies, based on its 80 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–4k; $15k–$41k after Steam's cut $28k–$63k before the cut; from 80 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 Drums Hero out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Drums Hero's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4k–10k

best case 22k (Racket: Nx)

Games like Drums Hero

The middle of these games

≈ 4k–10k copies

≈ $18k–$63k after Steam's cut

from ~137 reviews

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

None of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Racket: Nx at ≈ 16k–27k copies, ≈ $90k–$243k after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sports (8 of 8) and Simulation (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with VR + Sports, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 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 52 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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Dance Magic 2016	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $10k–$26k after Steam's cut $18k–$41k before the cut	$9.99	86 reviews Mostly Positive	CasualRhythm
DrumBeats VR 2024	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $15k–$40k after Steam's cut $27k–$61k before the cut	$14.99	145 reviews Mixed	RhythmAudio Production
Racket: Nx 2018	Est. copies ≈ 16k–27k 3.9x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $90k–$243k after Steam's cut $164k–$374k before the cut	$19.99	541 reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	VRSports
DvDrum, Ultimate Drum Simulator! 2017	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $30k–$82k after Steam's cut $55k–$126k before the cut	$24.99	129 reviews Very Positive	SimulationCasual
OhShape 2019	Est. copies ≈ 8k–13k 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $45k–$121k after Steam's cut $82k–$186k before the cut	$19.99	284 reviews Mostly Positive	SportsVR
3D Chess 2016	Est. copies ≈ 7k–12k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $10k–$27k after Steam's cut $18k–$41k before the cut	$4.99	174 reviews Mixed	StrategyCasual
Football Russian 20!8 2018	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$9k before the cut	$2.99	84 reviews Mostly Positive	SportsCasual
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