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How many copies did The Cat Lady sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 324k–527k
$802k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.3M before the cut
from 6k reviews (Very 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 The Cat Lady out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Cat Lady's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10.0M–27.8M
best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)
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
≈ 10.0M–27.8M copies
≈ $82.0M–$249.1M after Steam's cut
from ~357k reviews
Best case
≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies
Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on First-Person (4 of 8) and FPS (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
The era
The games you compared span 2004 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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MatureUtilities

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