How much revenue did The Rewinder make?

$750k–$2.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Rewinder sell?

Q: How many copies did The Rewinder sell?

182k to 296k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 182k–296k; $750k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.1M before the cut; from 7k 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 The Rewinder out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Rewinder's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 688k–779k

best case 2.1M (Core Keeper)

The Exploration genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 688k–779k copies

≈ $1.5M–$4.6M after Steam's cut

from ~18k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.6M–2.6M copies

Core Keeper · ≈ $8.6M–$23.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Exploration (3 of 8) and Story Rich (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Crafting + Sandbox, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Crafting + Sandbox + Management; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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