How much revenue did The Stanley Parable make?

$9.8M–$26.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Stanley Parable sell?

Q: How many copies did The Stanley Parable sell?

2.4M to 3.9M copies, based on its 46k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.4M–3.9M; $9.8M–$26.3M after Steam's cut $17.8M–$40.5M before the cut; from 46k 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 Stanley Parable out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Stanley Parable's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 332k–573k

best case 5.0M (BattleBlock Theater®)

The Comedy 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

≈ 332k–573k copies

≈ $1.4M–$2.1M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.8M–6.1M copies

BattleBlock Theater® · ≈ $15.6M–$41.9M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Comedy (4 of 8) and Point & Click (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Comedy, priced around $14. The breakout hits carry Funny + Comedy + Co-op; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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