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How many copies did Deputinization sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 1k–2k
$2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$8k before the cut
from 52 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 Deputinization out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Deputinization's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 65k–432k
best case 1.9M (Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™)
The Side Scroller genre

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
≈ 65k–432k copies
≈ $207k–$1.0M after Steam's cut
from ~4k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.4M–2.3M copies
Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™ · ≈ $5.9M–$15.8M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Side Scroller (3 of 8) and Survival (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Historical + World War I, priced around $15.
The era
The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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