How much revenue did Prose & Codes make?

$22k–$60k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Prose & Codes sell?

Q: How many copies did Prose & Codes sell?

8k to 13k copies, based on its 338 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 8k–13k; $22k–$60k after Steam's cut $41k–$92k before the cut; from 338 reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Prose & Codes out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Prose & Codes's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 15k–26k

best case 1.1M (Draw & Guess)

The Puzzle genre

3 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

≈ 15k–26k copies

≈ $51k–$174k after Steam's cut

from ~645 reviews

Best case

≈ 870k–1.4M copies

Draw & Guess · ≈ $1.2M–$3.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 85 to 708 reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (5 of 8) and Word Game (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Party + Party Game, priced around $12. The breakout hits carry Party + Online Co-Op + Party Game; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: Only 2 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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