How much revenue did Viewfinder make?

$2.1M–$5.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Viewfinder sell?

Q: How many copies did Viewfinder sell?

308k to 500k copies, based on its 13k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 308k–500k; $2.1M–$5.7M after Steam's cut $3.8M–$8.7M before the cut; from 13k 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 Viewfinder out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Viewfinder's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 962k–6.5M

best case 31.7M (Portal 2)

The First-Person 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

≈ 962k–6.5M copies

≈ $3.2M–$49.6M after Steam's cut

from ~27k reviews

Best case

≈ 24.1M–39.2M copies

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

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (6 of 8) and Puzzle (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Platformer + Puzzle, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2007 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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