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The median title on Steam earns only $3,000 in sales over the first year That number is probably way overstating the median revenue. It is based on a non-rando
by WillPostForFood 4y ago
The median title on Steam earns only $3,000 in sales over the first year
That number is probably way overstating the median revenue. It is based on a non-random sample (hey devs, send us your data for a survey) of 75 games. Looking at a larger dataset, a majority of developers make <$1,000 (average revenue: $294).
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/what-can-we-learn-from-the-1-600-highest-earning-indie-developers-on-steam- https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/what-can-we-learn-from-t...
- Cpoll 4y agoThe median is meaningless anyway, with the bar to entry being so low. If enough people publish games that no-one buy the median will be $0.
- WillPostForFood 4y agoYes, that's basically what's happening as more and more games are getting published. 2013: 551 2014: 1,631 2015: 2,679 2016: 4,466 2017: 6,251 2018: 8,137 2019: 7,841 2020: 9,609 2021: 10,696
- terrycody 4y agohey where's the data from? Its from Steam or the whole game industry included mobile? I would eager to read more details, thanks.