How much revenue did Preserve make?

$61k–$165k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Preserve sell?

Q: How many copies did Preserve sell?

18k to 29k copies, based on its 744 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 18k–29k; $61k–$165k after Steam's cut $112k–$254k before the cut; from 744 reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–3k

best case 273k (Terra Nil)

The Puzzle genre

2 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

≈ 1k–3k copies

≈ $2k–$12k after Steam's cut

from ~38 reviews

Best case

≈ 208k–337k copies

Terra Nil · ≈ $1.4M–$3.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (8 of 8) and Nature (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Nature, priced around $21. The breakout hits carry Nature + Adventure + Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: 5 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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

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