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How big is Emily is Away?

Estimated owners
≈ 1.5M–2.4M
from 32k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Emily is Away out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Emily is Away's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.8M–9.8M
best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)
The First-Person 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
≈ 4.8M–9.8M copies
≈ $9.0M–$73.1M after Steam's cut
from ~144k reviews
Best case
≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies
Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on First-Person (4 of 8) and Anime (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5. The breakout hits carry Design & Illustration + Animation & Modeling + Utilities; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2014 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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