How much revenue did Carto make?

$1.3M–$3.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Carto sell?

Q: How many copies did Carto sell?

245k to 399k copies, based on its 9k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 245k–399k; $1.3M–$3.6M after Steam's cut $2.5M–$5.6M before the cut; from 9k 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 Carto out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Carto's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.5M–5.3M

best case 5.5M (Stray)

The Puzzle 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

≈ 4.5M–5.3M copies

≈ $11.8M–$54.0M after Steam's cut

from ~134k 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 Puzzle (3 of 8) and Anime (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Cats + Cyberpunk, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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