How much revenue did Pestis make?

An estimated 23k to 61k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Pestis sell?

Q: How many copies did Pestis sell?

An estimated 3k to 5k copies, based on its 109 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–5k; $23k–$61k net $41k–$94k gross; from 109 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 Pestis out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Pestis's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.9M–3.0M

best case 4.4M (House Flipper)

The Simulation lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 2.0M copies.

A typical game

≈ 2.0M copies

≈ $16.7M after Steam's cut

from ~44k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.4M copies

House Flipper · ≈ $42.6M after Steam's cut

from 110k reviews

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are 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 Simulation + Design & Illustration, priced around $25.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, 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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