How much revenue did TIS-100 make?

$365k–$980k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did TIS-100 sell?

Q: How many copies did TIS-100 sell?

190k to 308k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 190k–308k; $365k–$980k after Steam's cut $663k–$1.5M before the cut; from 4k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 TIS-100 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including TIS-100's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.7M–4.5M

best case 11.8M (Human Fall Flat)

The Sandbox 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

≈ 1.7M–4.5M copies

≈ $14.2M–$31.7M after Steam's cut

from ~53k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.0M–14.7M copies

Human Fall Flat · ≈ $49.6M–$133.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (5 of 8) and Physics (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op + Puzzle, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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