How much revenue did The Witness make?

$9.3M–$24.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Witness sell?

Q: How many copies did The Witness sell?

843k to 1.4M copies, based on its 21k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 843k–1.4M; $9.3M–$24.9M after Steam's cut $16.9M–$38.3M before the cut; from 21k 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 The Witness out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including The Witness's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.4M–3.3M

best case 3.6M (Outer Wilds)

The Exploration genre

All 4 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

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

A typical game

≈ 2.4M–3.3M copies

≈ $16.5M–$35.6M after Steam's cut

from ~49k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.8M–4.5M copies

Outer Wilds · ≈ $19.1M–$51.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Exploration (3 of 4) and Horror (2 of 4).
The winners: Winners here lead with Exploration + Space, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Mirror's Edge™ 2009	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.3M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $11.2M–$30.1M after Steam's cut $20.4M–$46.4M before the cut	$19.99	39k reviews Very Positive	Action-AdventureParkour
Inside the Backrooms 2022	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.1M–$5.8M after Steam's cut $3.9M–$8.9M before the cut	$6.99	47k reviews Very Positive	HorrorMultiplayer
SOMA 2015	Est. copies ≈ 2.4M–3.9M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $19.9M–$53.4M after Steam's cut $36.1M–$82.2M before the cut	$29.99	52k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Horror Psychological Horror
Outer Wilds 2020	Est. copies ≈ 2.8M–4.5M 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $19.1M–$51.3M after Steam's cut $34.7M–$79.0M before the cut	$24.99	105k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ExplorationSpace