How much revenue did The Pedestrian make?

$876k–$2.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Pedestrian sell?

Q: How many copies did The Pedestrian sell?

159k to 259k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 159k–259k; $876k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.6M before the cut; 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 The Pedestrian out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Pedestrian's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 78k–118k

best case 659k (Murders on the Yangtze River)

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

≈ 78k–118k copies

≈ $104k–$609k after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 502k–816k copies

Murders on the Yangtze River · ≈ $2.1M–$5.6M 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 (8 of 8) and Puzzle-Platformer (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Detective + Puzzle, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Detective + Story Rich + Mystery; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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