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How many copies did Spectacular Sparky sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 5k–8k
$20k–$52k after Steam's cut $36k–$81k before the cut
from 191 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 Spectacular Sparky out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Spectacular Sparky's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.7M–4.4M
best case 42.5M (Geometry Dash)

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game
≈ 3.7M–4.4M copies
≈ $25.1M–$28.8M after Steam's cut
from ~71k reviews
Best case
≈ 32.4M–52.6M copies
Geometry Dash · ≈ $44.4M–$119.5M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Platformer (6 of 8) and Co-op (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Metroidvania, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Difficult; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2018. 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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