Steam Revenue Calculator
Estimate how many copies a Steam game sold and what its developer earned. Paste a store link and we read the review count and price for you; every assumption is yours to change.
Estimated lifetime
Range uses 20–60 sales per review. Estimates from public reviews can be off by 2× either way.
How this Steam revenue calculator works
Units sold = total reviews × sales per review. We use a median of about 35 and show a range of roughly 20 to 60, because the ratio varies by price, genre and age.
Developer net starts from units × list price, then removes the average lifetime discount, cheaper regional prices, VAT and sales tax (included in Steam prices in most countries), refunds, and finally Valve's tiered share: 30% up to $10M, 25% to $50M, 20% beyond.
The review count comes straight from Steam's public reviews endpoint, so it counts every language, the same total Steam uses for its labels.
Questions
▸How accurate is a Steam revenue estimate?
It's a range, not a number. Estimates from review counts are often within 2× of the truth, but games with unusual audiences (free weekends, bundles, very cheap or very expensive games) can be further off. Use the low and high values as the realistic band.
▸What is the Boxleiter method?
Counting a game's Steam reviews and multiplying by a typical number of sales per review. The median today is around 35 sales per review; older or cheaper games tend to sit higher, and games with very engaged communities lower.
▸Why is net revenue so much lower than gross?
Most copies sell at a discount or at cheaper regional prices, prices include VAT in many countries, some buyers refund, and Valve keeps 30% of the first $10 million. Together that usually leaves 40–55% of list price × units.
▸Can I estimate my own game before launch?
Use the Wishlist Calculator instead: before launch, wishlists predict first-week sales better than anything else.
Sources: Gamalytic: estimating Steam sales · Valve revenue tiers (Neowin)
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