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How many copies did The Turing Test sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 321k–521k
$2.2M–$5.9M after Steam's cut $4.0M–$9.1M before the cut
from 8k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left The Turing Test out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Turing Test's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.5M–14.8M
best case 31.7M (Portal 2)
The First-Person genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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
≈ 2.5M–14.8M copies
≈ $19.6M–$62.4M after Steam's cut
from ~79k reviews
Best case
≈ 24.1M–39.2M copies
Portal 2 · ≈ $66.3M–$178.1M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on First-Person (5 of 8) and Story Rich (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Platformer + Puzzle, priced around $10.
The era
The games you compared span 2004 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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