How much revenue did Welcome to the Game make?

$140k–$377k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Welcome to the Game sell?

Q: How many copies did Welcome to the Game sell?

102k to 166k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 102k–166k; $140k–$377k after Steam's cut $255k–$580k before the cut; from 3k reviews (Very 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 Welcome to the Game out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Welcome to the Game's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 50k–131k

best case 947k (Pony Island)

The Hacking genre

7 of your 8 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

≈ 50k–131k copies

≈ $181k–$458k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 722k–1.2M copies

Pony Island · ≈ $990k–$2.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Hacking (7 of 8) and Horror (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Hacking, priced around $7. The breakout hits carry Puzzle + Singleplayer + Indie; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Pony Island 2016	Est. copies ≈ 722k–1.2M 7.8x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $990k–$2.7M after Steam's cut $1.8M–$4.1M before the cut	$4.99	18k reviews Very Positive	PuzzleIndie
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Welcome to the Game II 2018	Est. copies ≈ 107k–173k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $293k–$787k after Steam's cut $532k–$1.2M before the cut	$9.99	4k reviews Very Positive	HorrorHacking
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