How much revenue did Crime Simulator: Playgrounds make?

$28k–$75k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Crime Simulator: Playgrounds sell?

Q: How many copies did Crime Simulator: Playgrounds sell?

51k to 83k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 51k–83k; $28k–$75k after Steam's cut $51k–$116k before the cut; from 2k reviews (Mostly 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 Crime Simulator: Playgrounds out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Crime Simulator: Playgrounds's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 177k–2.2M

best case 46.0M (PAYDAY 2)

The Crime genre

7 of your 8 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

≈ 177k–2.2M copies

≈ $6.2M–$17.9M after Steam's cut

from ~36k reviews

Best case

≈ 35.0M–56.9M copies

PAYDAY 2 · ≈ $96.2M–$258.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Crime (7 of 8) and Heist (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op + FPS, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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