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How many copies did Thomas Was Alone sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 487k–792k
$1.3M–$3.6M after Steam's cut $2.4M–$5.5M before the cut
from 9k 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 Thomas Was Alone out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Thomas Was Alone's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 95k–810k
best case 5.0M (BattleBlock Theater®)

7 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
≈ 95k–810k copies
≈ $430k–$4.1M after Steam's cut
from ~4k reviews
Best case
≈ 3.8M–6.1M copies
BattleBlock Theater® · ≈ $15.6M–$41.9M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
The launch
The games that made it here had roughly 85 to 169 reviews in their first month.
Your set
Your set clusters on Platformer (6 of 8) and Puzzle-Platformer (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Co-op + Platformer, priced around $15.
The era
The games you compared span 2013 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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3.1x vs typical
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