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Steam revenue calculator

Enter copies sold, your price and your assumptions. The calculator takes gross sales to what reaches you after refunds, VAT and sales tax, and Steam’s revenue share tiers. It is an estimate, worked out in your browser.

Estimate

Gross sales
$209,860
After refunds and chargebacks
$199,367
After VAT and sales tax
$175,443
Steam’s share
$52,633
Paid to you, before income tax
$122,810

An estimate, calculated in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere.

How it is calculated

Gross = copies × full price × (1 − average discount). Refunds and chargebacks come off gross. VAT and sales tax come off what is left: Steam collects them in many countries and they never reach you. Steam’s share is then taken in tiers on the remainder: 30% up to $10 million, 25% to $50 million, 20% above.

The three percentages you enter are assumptions, and they change the answer most. Your own discount, refund and tax mix are in Steamworks’ sales reports once you have sales. Income tax, a publisher’s share and any withholding tax are not included.

Valve counts the tiers on a game’s lifetime revenue, including DLC and in-game sales; this page applies them to the figure you enter.

The numbers it uses

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