How much revenue did Manifold Garden make?

$1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Manifold Garden sell?

Q: How many copies did Manifold Garden sell?

222k to 360k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 222k–360k; $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before the cut; from 8k 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 Manifold Garden out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Manifold Garden's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 192k–605k

best case 1.4M (The Beginner's Guide)

The Surreal 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

≈ 192k–605k copies

≈ $1.1M–$4.7M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M–1.8M copies

The Beginner's Guide · ≈ $3.0M–$8.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Surreal (6 of 8) and Puzzle (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Story Rich + Walking Simulator, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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