How much revenue did THE IMPOSSIBLE make?

$21k–$56k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did THE IMPOSSIBLE sell?

Q: How many copies did THE IMPOSSIBLE sell?

15k to 25k copies, based on its 579 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–25k; $21k–$56k after Steam's cut $38k–$87k before the cut; from 579 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 THE IMPOSSIBLE out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including THE IMPOSSIBLE's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 179k–447k

best case 2.2M (The Talos Principle)

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

≈ 179k–447k copies

≈ $2.2M–$4.4M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.7M–2.8M copies

The Talos Principle · ≈ $14.1M–$38.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (6 of 8) and First-Person (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Philosophical, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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