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How many copies did The Anomaly Project sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 15k–25k
$33k–$89k after Steam's cut $60k–$137k before the cut
from 630 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 Anomaly Project out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Anomaly Project's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–3.3M
best case 9.4M (Outlast)

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
≈ 1.4M–3.3M copies
≈ $11.1M–$23.2M after Steam's cut
from ~37k reviews
Best case
≈ 7.1M–11.6M copies
Outlast · ≈ $29.5M–$79.2M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Horror (7 of 8) and Psychological Horror (7 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Horror + First-Person, priced around $15.
The era
The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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