How much revenue did For the People make?

$99k–$267k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did For the People sell?

Q: How many copies did For the People sell?

21k to 35k copies, based on its 806 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 21k–35k; $99k–$267k after Steam's cut $181k–$411k before the cut; from 806 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 For the People out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including For the People's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–141k

best case 402k (Suzerain)

The Visual Novel genre

3 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game

≈ 5k–141k copies

≈ $21k–$1.2M after Steam's cut

from ~248 reviews

Best case

≈ 306k–497k copies

Suzerain · ≈ $1.7M–$4.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 7 to 180 reviews in their first month.; Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set: Your set clusters on Visual Novel (7 of 8) and Choose Your Own Adventure (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Visual Novel + Choose Your Own Adventure, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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