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How many copies did Magrunner: Dark Pulse sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 72k–117k
$395k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $718k–$1.6M before Steam's cut
from 1k reviews (Mostly Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Magrunner: Dark Pulse and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Magrunner: Dark Pulse's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–2.6M
best case 2.4M (What Remains of Edith Finch)
Games like Magrunner: Dark Pulse

A typical game among these

≈ 1.2M–2.6M copies

≈ $7.7M–$19.7M after Steam's cut

from ~35k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: What Remains of Edith Finch at ≈ 1.8M–3.0M copies, ≈ $10.1M–$27.2M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share Horror (5 of 8) and Mystery (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Story Rich + Walking Simulator, priced around $20.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2010 to 2022, and none of them shipped in the last two years.
How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Est. copies
≈ 2.6M–4.2M
1.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
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$29.99
53k reviews
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SIGNALIS
2022
Est. copies
≈ 862k–1.4M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
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$19.99
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Layers of Fear (2016)
2016
Est. copies
≈ 1.2M–1.9M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$6.3M–$17.1M after Steam's cut $11.5M–$26.3M before Steam's cut
$19.99
28k reviews
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What Remains of Edith Finch
2017
Est. copies
≈ 1.8M–3.0M
1.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$10.1M–$27.2M after Steam's cut $18.4M–$41.8M before Steam's cut
$19.99
53k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Story RichAtmospheric
The Room
2014
Est. copies
≈ 1.8M–2.9M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.4M–$6.6M after Steam's cut $4.4M–$10.1M before Steam's cut
$4.99
32k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
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Est. copies
≈ 2.3M–3.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$12.4M–$33.4M after Steam's cut $22.6M–$51.4M before Steam's cut
$19.99
36k reviews
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HorrorGore
CARRION
2020
Est. copies
≈ 895k–1.5M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$4.9M–$13.2M after Steam's cut $8.9M–$20.3M before Steam's cut
$19.99
36k reviews
Very Positive
Villain ProtagonistPixel Graphics
The Room Two
2016
Est. copies
≈ 908k–1.5M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.2M before Steam's cut
$4.99
22k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
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