How much revenue did Potion Permit make?

$705k–$1.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Potion Permit sell?

Q: How many copies did Potion Permit sell?

128k to 208k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 128k–208k; $705k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before the cut; from 5k 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 Potion Permit out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Potion Permit's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 522k–1.7M

best case 4.2M (Persona 5 Royal)

The Story Rich 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

≈ 522k–1.7M copies

≈ $6.4M–$26.3M after Steam's cut

from ~21k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.2M–5.3M copies

Persona 5 Royal · ≈ $53.4M–$143.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (8 of 8) and JRPG (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with JRPG + Story Rich, priced around $60.
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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