How much revenue did Tangle Tower make?

$999k–$2.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Tangle Tower sell?

Q: How many copies did Tangle Tower sell?

182k to 295k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 182k–295k; $999k–$2.7M after Steam's cut $1.8M–$4.1M before the cut; from 6k 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 Tangle Tower out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tangle Tower's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 541k–844k

best case 4.9M (Disco Elysium - The Final Cut)

The Puzzle genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 541k–844k copies

≈ $3.9M–$7.4M after Steam's cut

from ~19k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.7M–6.0M copies

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut · ≈ $40.8M–$109.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (5 of 8) and Detective (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Story Rich + Choices Matter, priced around $40. The breakout hits carry RPG + Isometric + Choices Matter; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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