How much revenue did 14 Minesweeper Variants 2 make?

$19k–$51k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did 14 Minesweeper Variants 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did 14 Minesweeper Variants 2 sell?

10k to 16k copies, based on its 397 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 10k–16k; $19k–$51k after Steam's cut $34k–$78k before Steam's cut; from 397 reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid 14 Minesweeper Variants 2 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including 14 Minesweeper Variants 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 52k–55k

best case 572k (Hook)

Games like 14 Minesweeper Variants 2

A typical game among these

≈ 52k–55k copies

≈ $81k–$126k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Hook at ≈ 436k–708k copies, ≈ $358k–$963k after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 198 reviews in their first month; the range was 197 to 897.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Puzzle (8 of 8) and Logic (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle, priced around $3. The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Minimalist; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2022, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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LYNE 2014	Est. copies ≈ 462k–750k 5.5x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $380k–$1.0M after Steam's cut $690k–$1.6M before Steam's cut	$2.99	8k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleLogic
Hexologic 2018	Est. copies ≈ 42k–67k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $57k–$153k after Steam's cut $104k–$236k before Steam's cut	$4.99	1k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	LogicPuzzle
Patrick's Parabox 2022	Est. copies ≈ 146k–237k 3.9x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $803k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	6k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleSokoban
Hexcells 2014	Est. copies ≈ 332k–540k 4.0x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $273k–$735k after Steam's cut $497k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$2.99	6k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleCasual
14 Minesweeper Variants 2022	Est. copies ≈ 42k–68k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $80k–$215k after Steam's cut $146k–$331k before Steam's cut	$6.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleLogic
Hook 2015	Est. copies ≈ 436k–708k 6.0x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $358k–$963k after Steam's cut $651k–$1.5M before Steam's cut	$2.99	9k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CasualPuzzle
klocki 2016	Est. copies ≈ 194k–316k 3.1x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $160k–$430k after Steam's cut $291k–$661k before Steam's cut	$2.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleRelaxing
Linelith 2022	Est. copies ≈ 37k–60k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $31k–$82k after Steam's cut $56k–$127k before Steam's cut	$2.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CasualPuzzle