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How many copies did We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 575k–935k
$631k–$1.7M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.6M before the cut
from 24k 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 We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.3M–10.2M
best case 31.7M (Portal 2)

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
≈ 5.3M–10.2M copies
≈ $55.2M–$92.6M after Steam's cut
from ~176k reviews
Best case
≈ 24.1M–39.2M copies
Portal 2 · ≈ $66.3M–$178.1M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Puzzle (5 of 8) and Female Protagonist (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Platformer + Puzzle, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Dark Humor + Platformer + First-Person; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2007 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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