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How many copies did Phoenotopia: Awakening sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 71k–116k
$391k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $712k–$1.6M before the cut
from 3k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Phoenotopia: Awakening out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Phoenotopia: Awakening's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 478k–850k
best case 3.6M (Ori and the Blind Forest)

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
≈ 478k–850k copies
≈ $2.4M–$4.3M after Steam's cut
from ~13k reviews
Best case
≈ 2.8M–4.5M copies
Ori and the Blind Forest
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Platformer (7 of 8) and Puzzle (7 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Platformer + Metroidvania, priced around $15.
The era
The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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