How much revenue did People Playground make?

$24.9M–$67.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did People Playground sell?

Q: How many copies did People Playground sell?

9.1M to 14.8M copies, based on its 315k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 9.1M–14.8M; $24.9M–$67.1M after Steam's cut $45.4M–$103.2M before the cut; from 315k 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 People Playground out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including People Playground's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.8M–3.6M

best case 7.8M (Battlefield™ 1)

The Sandbox 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

≈ 1.8M–3.6M copies

≈ $15.9M–$24.9M after Steam's cut

from ~62k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.9M–9.6M copies

Battlefield™ 1 · ≈ $65.1M–$175.0M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (5 of 8) and Shooter (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Automobile Sim, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Multiplayer + Open World + Automobile Sim; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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