How much revenue did Mess Adventures make?

$11k–$30k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Mess Adventures sell?

Q: How many copies did Mess Adventures sell?

14k to 22k copies, based on its 512 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 14k–22k; $11k–$30k after Steam's cut $20k–$46k before the cut; from 512 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 Mess Adventures out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Mess Adventures's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.5M–11.2M

best case 31.7M (Portal 2)

The Puzzle 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

≈ 4.5M–11.2M copies

≈ $20.5M–$46.2M after Steam's cut

from ~128k reviews

Best case

≈ 24.1M–39.2M copies

Portal 2 · ≈ $66.3M–$178.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (4 of 8) and First-Person (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Platformer + Puzzle, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Dark Humor + Story Rich + Platformer; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2007 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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