How much revenue did Superliminal make?

$4.9M–$13.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Superliminal sell?

Q: How many copies did Superliminal sell?

887k to 1.4M copies, based on its 34k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 887k–1.4M; $4.9M–$13.1M after Steam's cut $8.9M–$20.2M before the cut; from 34k 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 Superliminal out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Superliminal's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–2.2M

best case 4.8M (Inscryption)

The First-Person genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 1.4M–2.2M copies

≈ $9.8M–$17.6M after Steam's cut

from ~29k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.6M–5.9M copies

Inscryption · ≈ $20.0M–$53.9M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (7 of 8) and Horror (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horror + Dark, priced around $11. The breakout hits carry Dark + Card Battler + Card Game; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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