How much revenue did Descenders make?

An estimated 4.6M to 12.4M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Descenders sell?

Q: How many copies did Descenders sell?

An estimated 672k to 1.1M copies, based on its 23k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 672k–1.1M; $4.6M–$12.4M net $8.4M–$19.1M gross; from 23k 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 Descenders out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Descenders's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 21k–37k

best case 966k (Riders Republic)

The Sports lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 22k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 22k copies

≈ $315k after Steam's cut

from ~707 reviews

Best case

≈ 966k copies

Riders Republic · ≈ $14.9M after Steam's cut

from 31k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

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 Racing + Open World, priced around $40.
The breakout hits carry Open World + Massively Multiplayer + PvP; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2017 to 2023, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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