How much revenue did When The Past Was Around make?

$254k–$684k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did When The Past Was Around sell?

Q: How many copies did When The Past Was Around sell?

116k to 188k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 116k–188k; $254k–$684k after Steam's cut $462k–$1.1M before the cut; from 4k 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 When The Past Was Around out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including When The Past Was Around's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 68k–172k

best case 1.3M (Unpacking)

The Point & Click genre

7 of your 8 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

≈ 68k–172k copies

≈ $449k–$1.2M after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.0M–1.6M copies

Unpacking · ≈ $5.5M–$14.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Point & Click (4 of 8) and Puzzle (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Story Rich, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Cute + Casual + Pixel Graphics; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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