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How big is The Final Exam?

Estimated owners
≈ 13k–20k
from 525 reviews (Mixed)

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 The Final Exam out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Final Exam's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 13.5M–39.8M
best case 664.3M (Counter-Strike 2)
The Shooter genre

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
≈ 13.5M–39.8M copies
≈ $178.7M–$209.1M after Steam's cut
from ~294k reviews
Best case
≈ 506.1M–822.5M copies
Counter-Strike 2
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Shooter (4 of 8) and FPS (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with FPS + Shooter. The breakout hits carry Competitive + Action + Team-Based; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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