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How many copies did Recipe for Disaster sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 17k–28k
$71k–$191k after Steam's cut $129k–$294k before the cut
from 719 reviews (Mostly 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 Recipe for Disaster out and predicted the genre from its 3 similar games. Every figure here, including Recipe for Disaster's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 311k–627k
best case 841k (PlateUp!)
The Cooking genre

All 3 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game
≈ 311k–627k copies
≈ $883k–$3.7M after Steam's cut
from ~13k reviews
Best case
≈ 640k–1.0M copies
PlateUp! · ≈ $3.5M–$9.5M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Cooking (3 of 3) and Management (3 of 3).
The winners
Winners here lead with Co-op + Management, priced around $20.
The era
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2023. 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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Est. copies
≈ 160k–260k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$440k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $800k–$1.8M before the cut
$9.99
7k reviews
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FunnyManagement
Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
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Est. copies
≈ 314k–511k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$518k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $942k–$2.1M before the cut
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CookingTime Management
PlateUp!
2022
Est. copies
≈ 640k–1.0M
2.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.5M–$9.5M after Steam's cut $6.4M–$14.6M before the cut
$19.99
27k reviews
Very Positive

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