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How many copies did Pandemic Crisis sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 238–386
$196–$525 after Steam's cut $356–$808 before the cut
from 9 reviews (9 user reviews)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 142–3k
best case 33k (Shadows of Forbidden Gods)
The Outbreak Sim genre

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit. 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
≈ 142–3k copies
≈ $350–$16k after Steam's cut
from ~21 reviews
Best case
≈ 25k–41k copies
Shadows of Forbidden Gods · ≈ $139k–$372k after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Outbreak Sim (7 of 8) and Grand Strategy (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Simulation + God Game, priced around $20.
The era
Only 2 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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