How much revenue did Indie Game: The Movie make?

$270k–$727k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Indie Game: The Movie sell?

Q: How many copies did Indie Game: The Movie sell?

98k to 160k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 98k–160k; $270k–$727k after Steam's cut $491k–$1.1M before the cut; from 2k 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 Indie Game: The Movie out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Indie Game: The Movie's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–11k

best case 58k (Portal 2 - The Final Hours)

The Movie genre

None 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

≈ 5k–11k copies

≈ $39k–$70k after Steam's cut

from ~206 reviews

Best case

≈ 44k–71k copies

Portal 2 - The Final Hours · ≈ $24k–$65k after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Movie (5 of 8) and 6DOF (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Documentary + Game Development, priced around $2.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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