How much revenue did Distance make?

$1.6M–$4.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Distance sell?

Q: How many copies did Distance sell?

229k to 373k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 229k–373k; $1.6M–$4.2M after Steam's cut $2.9M–$6.5M before the cut; from 8k 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 Distance out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Distance's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 119k–296k

best case 484k (Retrowave)

The Racing genre

6 of your 8 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

≈ 119k–296k copies

≈ $364k–$1.6M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 369k–599k copies

Retrowave · ≈ $303k–$815k after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Racing (7 of 8) and Flight (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Racing + 1980s, priced around $3.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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