How much revenue did Wordle make?

$300k–$807k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Wordle sell?

Q: How many copies did Wordle sell?

36k to 58k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 36k–58k; $300k–$807k after Steam's cut $546k–$1.2M before the cut; from 1k reviews (Mostly 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 Wordle out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Wordle's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.1M–6.7M

best case 11.8M (Human Fall Flat)

The Platformer 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

≈ 4.1M–6.7M copies

≈ $20.3M–$33.8M after Steam's cut

from ~90k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.0M–14.7M copies

Human Fall Flat · ≈ $49.6M–$133.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Platformer (3 of 8) and Co-op (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op + Puzzle, priced around $20.
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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Papers, Please 2013	Est. copies ≈ 4.1M–6.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $11.4M–$30.6M after Steam's cut $20.7M–$47.1M before the cut	$9.99	80k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	IndiePolitical
BattleBlock Theater® 2014	Est. copies ≈ 3.8M–6.1M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $15.6M–$41.9M after Steam's cut $28.4M–$64.5M before the cut	$14.99	73k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Co-op Platformer
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition 2009	Est. copies ≈ 8.0M–13.0M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $11.0M–$29.6M after Steam's cut $20.0M–$45.5M before the cut	$4.99	154k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Tower DefenseZombies
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LIMBO 2011	Est. copies ≈ 3.2M–5.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $11.0M–$29.6M after Steam's cut $20.0M–$45.5M before the cut	$12.49	62k reviews Very Positive	Puzzle-PlatformerIndie
Teardown 2022	Est. copies ≈ 3.2M–5.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $26.5M–$71.1M after Steam's cut $48.1M–$109.4M before the cut	$29.99	134k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	DestructionPhysics
GRIS 2018	Est. copies ≈ 2.9M–4.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $12.0M–$32.2M after Steam's cut $21.8M–$49.5M before the cut	$14.99	96k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	BeautifulAtmospheric
Human Fall Flat 2016	Est. copies ≈ 9.0M–14.7M 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $49.6M–$133.4M after Steam's cut $90.2M–$205.2M before the cut	$19.99	226k reviews Very Positive	Co-opFunny