How much revenue did Lightmatter make?

An estimated 421k to 1.1M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Lightmatter sell?

Q: How many copies did Lightmatter sell?

An estimated 77k to 124k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 77k–124k; $421k–$1.1M net $765k–$1.7M gross; from 3k 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 Lightmatter out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Lightmatter's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 566k–1.5M

best case 1.8M (Besiege)

The Simulation lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.0M copies.

A typical game

≈ 1.0M copies

≈ $6.1M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.8M copies

Besiege · ≈ $10.6M after Steam's cut

from 53k reviews

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 + Sandbox, priced around $15.
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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