How much revenue did Contraption Maker make?

$244k–$655k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Contraption Maker sell?

Q: How many copies did Contraption Maker sell?

68k to 111k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 68k–111k; $244k–$655k after Steam's cut $443k–$1.0M before the cut; from 1k 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 Contraption Maker out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Contraption Maker's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 620k–1.9M

best case 5.0M (BattleBlock Theater®)

The Comedy genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 620k–1.9M copies

≈ $2.9M–$10.7M after Steam's cut

from ~19k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.8M–6.1M copies

BattleBlock Theater® · ≈ $15.6M–$41.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Comedy (3 of 8) and Puzzle (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op + Platformer, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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