How much revenue did Penetrator make?

$40–$106 after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Penetrator sell?

Q: How many copies did Penetrator sell?

72 to 117 copies, based on its 3 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 72–117; $40–$106 after Steam's cut $72–$163 before the cut; from 3 reviews (3 user reviews)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–2.3M

best case 9.8M (Cuphead)

The Platformer 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

≈ 1.2M–2.3M copies

≈ $8.6M–$17.2M after Steam's cut

from ~34k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.5M–12.1M copies

Cuphead · ≈ $41.0M–$110.3M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Platformer (6 of 8) and 2D Platformer (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Platformer, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Difficult + Great Soundtrack + Cartoon; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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