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How many copies did Do Not Feed the Monkeys sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 385k–626k
$1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.0M before the cut
from 13k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Do Not Feed the Monkeys out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Do Not Feed the Monkeys's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.3M–10.4M
best case 78.0M (Euro Truck Simulator 2)
Games like Do Not Feed the Monkeys

The middle of these games

≈ 6.3M–10.4M copies

≈ $67.8M–$111.2M after Steam's cut

from ~225k reviews

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

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Euro Truck Simulator 2 at ≈ 59.4M–96.6M copies, ≈ $326.7M–$878.4M 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 98k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 22k to 208k.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Simulation (7 of 8) and Management (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Driving + Transportation, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Driving + Transportation + Automobile Sim; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 to 2025, 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Euro Truck Simulator 2
2012
Est. copies
≈ 59.4M–96.6M
4.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$326.7M–$878.4M after Steam's cut $594.0M–$1351.4M before the cut
$19.99
940k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
DrivingTransportation
Cities: Skylines
2015
Est. copies
≈ 14.2M–23.1M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$117.4M–$315.8M after Steam's cut $213.5M–$485.8M before the cut
$29.99
292k reviews
Very Positive
American Truck Simulator
2016
Est. copies
≈ 8.1M–13.2M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$44.7M–$120.0M after Steam's cut $81.2M–$184.7M before the cut
$19.99
195k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Automobile SimDriving
RimWorld
2018
Est. copies
≈ 7.5M–12.1M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$71.8M–$193.1M after Steam's cut $130.6M–$297.1M before the cut
$34.99
246k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Colony SimBase-Building
Crusader Kings III
2020
Est. copies
≈ 3.5M–5.8M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$48.8M–$131.2M after Steam's cut $88.7M–$201.9M before the cut
$49.99
143k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyMedieval
Schedule I
2025
Est. copies
≈ 7.8M–12.7M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$42.9M–$115.2M after Steam's cut $77.9M–$177.3M before the cut
$19.99
314k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
2023
Est. copies
≈ 5.6M–9.1M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$30.6M–$82.3M after Steam's cut $55.7M–$126.7M before the cut
$19.99
225k reviews
Mixed
ManagementSingleplayer
DAVE THE DIVER
2023
Est. copies
≈ 4.0M–6.5M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$22.0M–$59.2M after Steam's cut $40.0M–$91.0M before the cut
$19.99
161k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Pixel GraphicsCasual

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