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How many copies did RPG Architect sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 4k–7k
$60k–$161k after Steam's cut $109k–$247k before the cut
from 171 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 RPG Architect out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including RPG Architect's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 90k–193k
best case 541k (RPG Maker MV)
The Game Development genre

6 of your 8 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
≈ 90k–193k copies
≈ $1.1M–$8.5M after Steam's cut
from ~2k reviews
Best case
≈ 412k–670k copies
RPG Maker MV · ≈ $9.1M–$24.4M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Game Development (8 of 8) and Design & Illustration (7 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with RPGMaker + Game Development, priced around $80.
The era
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2017. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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