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How many copies did To the Moon sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 4.5M–7.3M
$12.3M–$33.0M after Steam's cut $22.3M–$50.8M before the cut
from 86k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 To the Moon out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including To the Moon's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10.5M–25.5M
best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)

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
≈ 10.5M–25.5M copies
≈ $84.0M–$156.5M after Steam's cut
from ~319k reviews
Best case
≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies
Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Story Rich (3 of 8) and Anime (2 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
The era
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2020. 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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