How much revenue did Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I make?

$548k–$1.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I sell?

Q: How many copies did Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I sell?

200k to 324k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 200k–324k; $548k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $997k–$2.3M before the cut; from 4k reviews (Mostly Negative)

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 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.1M–7.9M

best case 105.0M (Terraria)

The Metroidvania genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

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

A typical game

≈ 6.1M–7.9M copies

≈ $53.2M–$71.5M after Steam's cut

from ~164k reviews

Best case

≈ 80.0M–130.0M copies

Terraria · ≈ $219.8M–$590.9M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Metroidvania (3 of 8) and Platformer (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Music + Level Editor, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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