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How many copies did Tower of Mask sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 9k–15k
$28k–$77k after Steam's cut $52k–$118k before Steam's cut
from 380 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 Tower of Mask and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tower of Mask's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 176k–365k
best case 559k (Legend of Grimrock)
Games like Tower of Mask

A typical game among these

≈ 176k–365k copies

≈ $610k–$2.9M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

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

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Legend of Grimrock at ≈ 426k–692k copies, ≈ $1.8M–$4.7M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like
About half the games that made it here had over 2k reviews in their first month; the range was 247 to 3k.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share Dungeon Crawler (6 of 8) and Grid-Based Movement (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Dungeon Crawler + Grid-Based Movement, priced around $15.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2012 to 2024, and 2 of the 8 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Legend of Grimrock 2
2014
Est. copies
≈ 229k–372k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.5M–$4.1M after Steam's cut $2.7M–$6.2M before Steam's cut
$23.99
4k reviews
Very Positive
Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
2023
Est. copies
≈ 19k–31k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$157k–$422k after Steam's cut $286k–$650k before Steam's cut
$29.99
768 reviews
Very Positive
Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
2019
Est. copies
≈ 20k–33k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$332k–$892k after Steam's cut $603k–$1.4M before Steam's cut
$59.99
698 reviews
Mostly Positive
Murky Divers
2024
Est. copies
≈ 132k–215k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$327k–$880k after Steam's cut $595k–$1.4M before Steam's cut
$8.99
5k reviews
Very Positive
MultiplayerHorror
Das Geisterschiff / The Ghost Ship
2018
Est. copies
≈ 1k–2k
too small to compare
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$3k–$8k after Steam's cut $6k–$13k before Steam's cut
$9.99
37 reviews
Positive
Legend of Grimrock
2012
Est. copies
≈ 426k–692k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.8M–$4.7M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.3M before Steam's cut
$14.99
7k reviews
Very Positive
Psychopomp GOLD
2024
Est. copies
≈ 134k–218k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$332k–$892k after Steam's cut $603k–$1.4M before Steam's cut
$8.99
5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Sanitarium Rush
2019
Est. copies
≈ 29–47
too small to compare
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$8–$21 after Steam's cut $14–$33 before Steam's cut
$0.99
1 reviews
1 user reviews
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