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How many copies did Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 627k–1.0M
$3.4M–$9.3M after Steam's cut $6.3M–$14.3M before the cut
from 12k reviews (Mixed)

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 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.8M–6.7M
best case 11.5M (DOOM)
The First-Person 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
≈ 3.8M–6.7M copies
≈ $39.0M–$48.6M after Steam's cut
from ~99k reviews
Best case
≈ 8.8M–14.3M copies
DOOM · ≈ $48.3M–$130.0M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on First-Person (4 of 8) and Horror (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with FPS + Gore, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry FPS + Shooter + Great Soundtrack; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2017. 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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