How much revenue did SIMULACRA make?

An estimated 220k to 591k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SIMULACRA sell?

Q: How many copies did SIMULACRA sell?

An estimated 160k to 260k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 160k–260k; $220k–$591k net $400k–$910k gross; from 5k 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 SIMULACRA out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including SIMULACRA's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.5M–3.9M

best case 28.9M (Phasmophobia)

The Singleplayer lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.7M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.7M copies

≈ $12.9M after Steam's cut

from ~35k reviews

Best case

≈ 28.9M copies

Phasmophobia · ≈ $223.1M after Steam's cut

from 833k 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 Horror + Online Co-Op, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Online Co-Op + Multiplayer + Co-op; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2010 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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