How much revenue did Expand make?

$33k–$89k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Expand sell?

Q: How many copies did Expand sell?

20k to 33k copies, based on its 435 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 20k–33k; $33k–$89k after Steam's cut $60k–$138k before the cut; from 435 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 Expand out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Expand's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 74k–716k

best case 3.9M (INSIDE)

The Story Rich 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

≈ 74k–716k copies

≈ $478k–$4.4M after Steam's cut

from ~6k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.0M–4.9M copies

INSIDE · ≈ $20.6M–$55.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (3 of 8) and Cinematic (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 2.5D + Puzzle-Platformer, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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