How much revenue did FEZ make?

$2.3M–$6.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did FEZ sell?

Q: How many copies did FEZ sell?

841k to 1.4M copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 841k–1.4M; $2.3M–$6.2M after Steam's cut $4.2M–$9.6M before the cut; from 16k 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 FEZ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including FEZ's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.8M–5.0M

best case 5.0M (Ori and the Will of the Wisps)

The Platformer genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 3.8M–5.0M copies

≈ $25.4M–$39.3M after Steam's cut

from ~74k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.8M–6.2M copies

Ori and the Will of the Wisps · ≈ $31.7M–$85.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Platformer (6 of 8) and Dark (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Beautiful + Metroidvania, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3.8M–6.2M 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $31.7M–$85.2M after Steam's cut $57.6M–$131.0M before the cut	$29.99	145k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	BeautifulMetroidvania