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How many copies did The Pier Arcade sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 144–234
$158–$425 after Steam's cut $287–$654 before the cut
from 6 reviews (6 user reviews)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 407k–728k
best case 712k (Undisputed)

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
≈ 407k–728k copies
≈ $2.3M–$5.2M after Steam's cut
from ~14k reviews
Best case
≈ 542k–881k copies
Undisputed · ≈ $7.5M–$20.0M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Management (4 of 8) and Time Management (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with 3D Fighter + Third Person, priced around $50.
The era
The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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