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How many copies did Button City sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 4k–7k
$24k–$64k after Steam's cut $43k–$98k before the cut
from 174 reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Button City out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Button City's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3k–44k
best case 1.5M (FlatOut 2)
The Arcade genre

2 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
≈ 3k–44k copies
≈ $9k–$251k after Steam's cut
from ~196 reviews
Best case
≈ 1.1M–1.9M copies
FlatOut 2 · ≈ $3.1M–$8.4M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
The launch
The games that made it here had roughly 18 to 459 reviews in their first month.
Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set
Your set clusters on Arcade (4 of 8) and Bowling (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Racing + Combat Racing, priced around $10.
The era
The games you compared span 2006 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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