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How many copies did Pengun sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 480–780
$395–$1k after Steam's cut $718–$2k before the cut
from 20 reviews (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 Pengun out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Pengun's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 22.0M–87.4M
best case 123.4M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)
The Shooter 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
≈ 22.0M–87.4M copies
≈ $89.2M–$245.4M after Steam's cut
from ~784k reviews
Best case
≈ 94.0M–152.8M copies
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Shooter (5 of 8) and First-Person (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter.
The era
The games you compared span 2006 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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