How much revenue did Poems & Codes make?

$6k–$16k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Poems & Codes sell?

Q: How many copies did Poems & Codes sell?

2k to 4k copies, based on its 88 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–4k; $6k–$16k after Steam's cut $11k–$25k before Steam's cut; from 88 reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Poems & Codes and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Poems & Codes's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 12k–22k

best case 27k (Lingo)

Games like Poems & Codes

A typical game among these

≈ 12k–22k copies

≈ $41k–$99k after Steam's cut

from ~441 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

None of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Lingo at ≈ 21k–33k copies, ≈ $56k–$152k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 141 reviews in their first month; the range was 3 to 234.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Puzzle (8 of 8) and Word Game (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + First-Person, priced around $10.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2010 to 2025, and 3 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Lingo 2 2025	Est. copies ≈ 12k–19k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $32k–$87k after Steam's cut $59k–$134k before Steam's cut	$9.99	476 reviews Very Positive	PuzzleAdventure
Mini Words - minimalist puzzle 2019	Est. copies ≈ 5k–9k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before Steam's cut	$1.99	183 reviews Very Positive	Word GamePuzzle
Word Factori 2023	Est. copies ≈ 12k–19k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $20k–$53k after Steam's cut $36k–$81k before Steam's cut	$5.99	480 reviews Very Positive	PuzzleProgramming
Prose & Codes 2022	Est. copies ≈ 8k–14k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $23k–$63k after Steam's cut $42k–$96k before Steam's cut	$9.99	342 reviews Very Positive	PuzzleWord Game
Puzzler World 2010	Est. copies ≈ 26k–42k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $35k–$95k after Steam's cut $64k–$146k before Steam's cut	$4.99	406 reviews Very Positive	CasualPuzzle
LOK Digital 2024	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $62k–$167k after Steam's cut $113k–$256k before Steam's cut	$14.99	606 reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Hand-drawnPuzzle
Lingo 2021	Est. copies ≈ 21k–33k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $56k–$152k after Steam's cut $103k–$234k before Steam's cut	$9.99	829 reviews Very Positive	IndiePuzzle
Logiart Grimoire 2024	Est. copies ≈ 10k–16k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $52k–$141k after Steam's cut $95k–$217k before Steam's cut	$19.99	385 reviews Very Positive	PuzzleCasual