How much revenue did Thing-in-Itself make?

$3k–$8k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Thing-in-Itself sell?

Q: How many copies did Thing-in-Itself sell?

4k to 7k copies, based on its 126 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–7k; $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before the cut; from 126 reviews (Mostly 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 Thing-in-Itself out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Thing-in-Itself's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 132k–866k

best case 1.2M (Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk)

The First-Person 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

≈ 132k–866k copies

≈ $850k–$2.7M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 897k–1.5M copies

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk · ≈ $368k–$989k after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (5 of 8) and Walking Simulator (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Visual Novel + Psychological Horror, priced around $1.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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