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How big is DESOLATIUM: Prologue?

Estimated owners
≈ 3k–5k
from 120 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 DESOLATIUM: Prologue out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including DESOLATIUM: Prologue's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.9M–5.1M
best case 5.5M (Stray)
The Exploration 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
≈ 2.9M–5.1M copies
≈ $15.9M–$38.6M after Steam's cut
from ~87k reviews
Best case
≈ 4.2M–6.8M copies
Stray · ≈ $34.8M–$93.4M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Exploration (5 of 8) and Story Rich (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Cats + Cyberpunk, priced around $30.
The era
The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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