How much revenue did PixPhys make?

$6k–$16k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did PixPhys sell?

Q: How many copies did PixPhys sell?

5k to 9k copies, based on its 216 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–9k; $6k–$16k after Steam's cut $11k–$24k before the cut; from 216 reviews (Mostly 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 PixPhys out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including PixPhys's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 409k–1.6M

best case 11.9M (People Playground)

The Physics 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

≈ 409k–1.6M copies

≈ $3.2M–$12.0M after Steam's cut

from ~23k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.1M–14.8M copies

People Playground · ≈ $24.9M–$67.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Physics (5 of 8) and Moddable (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sandbox + Gore, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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