How much revenue did Time Loader make?

$31k–$82k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Time Loader sell?

Q: How many copies did Time Loader sell?

14k to 23k copies, based on its 563 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 14k–23k; $31k–$82k after Steam's cut $56k–$127k before the cut; from 563 reviews (Very 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 Time Loader out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Time Loader's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 81k–254k

best case 659k (Murders on the Yangtze River)

The Puzzle genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 81k–254k copies

≈ $556k–$2.0M after Steam's cut

from ~6k reviews

Best case

≈ 502k–816k copies

Murders on the Yangtze River · ≈ $2.1M–$5.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 91 to 1k reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (8 of 8) and Mystery (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Detective + Puzzle, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2019 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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