How much revenue did Trolley Problem, Inc. make?

$114k–$305k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Trolley Problem, Inc. sell?

Q: How many copies did Trolley Problem, Inc. sell?

38k to 61k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 38k–61k; $114k–$305k after Steam's cut $207k–$470k before the cut; from 2k reviews (Mixed)

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 Trolley Problem, Inc. out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Trolley Problem, Inc.'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 750k–1.8M

best case 3.0M (Noita)

The Choices Matter 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

≈ 750k–1.8M copies

≈ $5.1M–$8.9M after Steam's cut

from ~21k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.3M–3.8M copies

Noita · ≈ $12.8M–$34.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Choices Matter (3 of 8) and Dark Humor (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Physics + Rogue-like, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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