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How many copies did System Under Surveillance sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 192–312
$844–$2k after Steam's cut $2k–$3k before the cut
from 8 reviews (8 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 System Under Surveillance out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including System Under Surveillance's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6k–62k
best case 354k (Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition)

2 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game
≈ 6k–62k copies
≈ $36k–$568k after Steam's cut
from ~464 reviews
Best case
≈ 270k–438k copies
Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition · ≈ $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Puzzle (5 of 8) and Cyberpunk (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Puzzle + Psychological Horror, priced around $17.
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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