How much revenue did Rain World make?

$13.0M–$34.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rain World sell?

Q: How many copies did Rain World sell?

1.9M to 3.1M copies, based on its 55k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.9M–3.1M; $13.0M–$34.9M after Steam's cut $23.6M–$53.7M before the cut; from 55k reviews (Very 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 Rain World out and predicted the genre from its 6 similar games. Every figure here, including Rain World's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 11.1M–37.1M

best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)

The First-Person genre

All 6 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

≈ 11.1M–37.1M copies

≈ $60.0M–$153.2M after Steam's cut

from ~408k reviews

Best case

≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies

Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (3 of 6) and Survival (3 of 6).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2004 to 2019, a genre with a long track record.

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

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