How much revenue did Puzzle Quest 2 make?

Puzzle Quest 2 is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Puzzle Quest 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Puzzle Quest 2 sell?

25k to 41k copies, based on its 397 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 25k–41k; from 397 reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Puzzle Quest 2 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Puzzle Quest 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 59k–119k

best case 215k (Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes)

Games like Puzzle Quest 2

A typical game among these

≈ 59k–119k copies

≈ $60k–$305k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

5 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes at ≈ 164k–266k copies.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Match 3 (8 of 8) and Puzzle (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Turn-Based.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2008 to 2015, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 61 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes 2011	Est. copies ≈ 164k–266k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	3k reviews Very Positive	StrategyPuzzle
Tomb of Tyrants 2015	Est. copies ≈ 16k–26k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $35k–$95k after Steam's cut $64k–$146k before Steam's cut	$7.99	329 reviews Very Positive	IndieStrategy
4 Elements 2010	Est. copies ≈ 48k–79k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	766 reviews Very Positive	CasualPuzzle
You Must Build A Boat 2015	Est. copies ≈ 53k–86k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $72k–$195k after Steam's cut $132k–$299k before Steam's cut	$4.99	1k reviews Very Positive	CasualMatch 3
Intergalactic Bubbles 2015	Est. copies ≈ 58k–95k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $32k–$86k after Steam's cut $58k–$132k before Steam's cut	$1.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	CasualIndie
Dungeon Hearts 2013	Est. copies ≈ 34k–56k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $28k–$76k after Steam's cut $51k–$117k before Steam's cut	$2.99	545 reviews Mixed	CasualIndie
10,000,000 2013	Est. copies ≈ 150k–244k 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $206k–$553k after Steam's cut $374k–$851k before Steam's cut	$4.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Match 3Indie
PuzzleQuest: Challenge of the Warlords 2008	Est. copies ≈ 71k–116k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $196k–$528k after Steam's cut $357k–$812k before Steam's cut	$9.99	1k reviews Very Positive	PuzzleMatch 3