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How many copies did INSIDE sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 3.0M–4.9M
$20.6M–$55.5M after Steam's cut $37.5M–$85.4M before the cut
from 75k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 INSIDE out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including INSIDE's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 497k–2.3M
best case 5.2M (Little Nightmares)

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
≈ 497k–2.3M copies
≈ $3.6M–$14.0M after Steam's cut
from ~21k reviews
Best case
≈ 4.0M–6.5M copies
Little Nightmares · ≈ $22.0M–$59.1M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Puzzle (5 of 8) and Dark (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Horror + Puzzle-Platformer, priced around $20.
The era
The games you compared span 2013 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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