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How many copies did Carry The Glass sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 83k–134k
$113k–$304k after Steam's cut $206k–$468k before Steam's cut
from 3k reviews (Mostly Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Carry The Glass and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Carry The Glass's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–6.2M
best case 38.8M (Portal 2)
Games like Carry The Glass

A typical game among these

≈ 1.2M–6.2M copies

≈ $5.7M–$57.3M after Steam's cut

from ~47k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Portal 2 at ≈ 29.5M–48.0M copies, ≈ $81.1M–$218.1M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like
About half the games that made it here had over 16k reviews in their first month; the range was 53 to 19k.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share Co-op (6 of 8) and Puzzle-Platformer (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Platformer + Puzzle, priced around $10.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2009 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.
How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Portal 2
2011
Est. copies
≈ 29.5M–48.0M
9.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$81.1M–$218.1M after Steam's cut $147.5M–$335.6M before Steam's cut
$9.99
467k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
It Takes Two
2021
Est. copies
≈ 6.7M–10.9M
5.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$73.7M–$198.3M after Steam's cut $134.1M–$305.0M before Steam's cut
$39.99
270k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Co-opMultiplayer
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
2019
Est. copies
≈ 413k–671k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.4M–$9.2M after Steam's cut $6.2M–$14.1M before Steam's cut
$29.99
14k reviews
Very Positive
Puzzle-PlatformerLocal Co-Op
PICO PARK
2021
Est. copies
≈ 744k–1.2M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$1.0M–$2.7M after Steam's cut $1.9M–$4.2M before Steam's cut
$4.99
30k reviews
Very Positive
MultiplayerOnline Co-Op
Trine Enchanted Edition
2009
Est. copies
≈ 1.0M–1.6M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$4.2M–$11.2M after Steam's cut $7.6M–$17.2M before Steam's cut
$14.99
16k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Puzzle-PlatformerBeautiful
Trine 2: Complete Story
2013
Est. copies
≈ 1.4M–2.3M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$7.7M–$20.6M after Steam's cut $13.9M–$31.7M before Steam's cut
$19.99
22k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Puzzle-PlatformerPlatformer
BattleBlock Theater®
2014
Est. copies
≈ 4.1M–6.6M
1.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$16.8M–$45.3M after Steam's cut $30.6M–$69.6M before Steam's cut
$14.99
73k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Chained Together
2024
Est. copies
≈ 1.6M–2.6M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$2.2M–$5.9M after Steam's cut $4.0M–$9.1M before Steam's cut
$4.99
64k reviews
Very Positive
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