How much revenue did Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU make?

$129k–$346k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU sell?

Q: How many copies did Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU sell?

23k to 38k copies, based on its 974 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 23k–38k; $129k–$346k after Steam's cut $234k–$532k before the cut; from 974 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 Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 564k–604k

best case 6.6M (STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™)

The Action-Adventure genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

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

A typical game

≈ 564k–604k copies

≈ $5.2M–$7.0M after Steam's cut

from ~18k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.0M–8.2M copies

STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™ · ≈ $55.2M–$148.3M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action-Adventure (5 of 8) and Metroidvania (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action-Adventure + Souls-like, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Action; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: Only 2 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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