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How many copies did Railway Islands - Puzzle sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 7k–11k
$7k–$19k after Steam's cut $13k–$30k before the cut
from 265 reviews (Very 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 Railway Islands - Puzzle out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Railway Islands - Puzzle's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 276k–457k
best case 1.3M (Unpacking)

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
≈ 276k–457k copies
≈ $2.6M–$4.4M after Steam's cut
from ~10k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.0M–1.6M copies
Unpacking · ≈ $5.5M–$14.8M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Puzzle (8 of 8) and Exploration (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Puzzle + Story Rich, priced around $20.
The era
The games you compared span 2017 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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