How much revenue did Twelve Minutes make?

$1.4M–$3.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Twelve Minutes sell?

Q: How many copies did Twelve Minutes sell?

199k to 323k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 199k–323k; $1.4M–$3.7M after Steam's cut $2.5M–$5.7M before the cut; from 8k reviews (Mostly 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 Twelve Minutes out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Twelve Minutes's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.9M–5.4M

best case 5.5M (Stray)

The Story Rich 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

≈ 3.9M–5.4M copies

≈ $36.7M–$40.0M after Steam's cut

from ~102k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.2M–6.8M copies

Stray · ≈ $34.8M–$93.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (6 of 8) and Exploration (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Cats + Cyberpunk, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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