How much revenue did Inscryption make?

$20.0M–$53.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Inscryption sell?

Q: How many copies did Inscryption sell?

3.6M to 5.9M copies, based on its 147k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.6M–5.9M; $20.0M–$53.9M after Steam's cut $36.4M–$82.9M before the cut; from 147k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Inscryption out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Inscryption's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–1.6M

best case 8.2M (Slay the Spire)

The Card Game 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

≈ 1.1M–1.6M copies

≈ $4.5M–$11.1M after Steam's cut

from ~44k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.2M–10.1M copies

Slay the Spire · ≈ $42.8M–$115.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Card Game (5 of 8) and Deckbuilding (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Card Game + Roguelike Deckbuilder, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Roguelike Deckbuilder + Rogue-like + Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: Only 1 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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