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How many copies did Candy gun sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 124–202
$340–$918 after Steam's cut $619–$1k before the cut
from 5 reviews (5 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 Candy gun out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Candy gun's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4k–19k
best case 177k (Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes)
The Match 3 genre

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit. 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
≈ 4k–19k copies
≈ $4k–$19k after Steam's cut
from ~165 reviews
Best case
≈ 135k–219k copies
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
The genre you'd be entering
The launch
The games that made it here had roughly 2 to 132 reviews in their first month.
Your set
Your set clusters on Match 3 (7 of 8) and Puzzle (7 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Puzzle + Turn-Based, priced around $9.
The era
The games you compared span 2011 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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16x vs typical
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3k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyPuzzle
Merge & Blade
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Est. copies
≈ 3k–5k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
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StrategyPuzzle
Zombie Solitaire 2 Chapter 1
2017
Est. copies
≈ 4k–7k
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$10k–$27k after Steam's cut $18k–$42k before the cut
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118 reviews
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192 reviews
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Kenshō
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≈ 2k–3k
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58 reviews
Very Positive
CasualIndie
Fish Story: Gourmet Puzzle
2021
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≈ 2k–3k
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$0.99
73 reviews
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Est. copies
≈ 11k–18k
2.8x vs typical
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StrategyRPG
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