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How many copies did Master of Puppets sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 144–234
$316–$851 after Steam's cut $575–$1k before the cut
from 6 reviews (6 user reviews)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 131k–248k
best case 1.7M (KARDS - The WW2 Card Game)
The Card Game genre

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
≈ 131k–248k copies
≈ $810k–$1.0M after Steam's cut
from ~4k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.3M–2.1M copies
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Card Game (6 of 8) and Card Battler (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Card Game, priced around $27. The breakout hits carry Dark Fantasy; a typical game here doesn't.
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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