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How big is MANDAGON?

Estimated owners
≈ 230k–373k
from 6k 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 MANDAGON out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including MANDAGON's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 604k–954k
best case 1.7M (Rivals of Aether)
The 2D Platformer 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
≈ 604k–954k copies
≈ $598k–$1.3M after Steam's cut
from ~15k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.3M–2.1M copies
Rivals of Aether · ≈ $10.8M–$28.9M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on 2D Platformer (2 of 8) and Competitive (2 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Fighting + 2D Fighter, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Fighting + 2D Fighter + Local Multiplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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