How much revenue did Mini Metro make?

$2.1M–$5.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Mini Metro sell?

Q: How many copies did Mini Metro sell?

772k to 1.3M copies, based on its 17k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 772k–1.3M; $2.1M–$5.7M after Steam's cut $3.9M–$8.8M before the cut; from 17k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Mini Metro out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Mini Metro's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 616k–922k

best case 2.1M (SUPERHOT)

The Puzzle 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

≈ 616k–922k copies

≈ $1.1M–$5.1M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.6M–2.6M copies

SUPERHOT · ≈ $11.1M–$29.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (6 of 8) and City Builder (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FPS + Bullet Time, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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