How much revenue did Bendy and the Ink Machine make?

$6.8M–$18.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Bendy and the Ink Machine sell?

Q: How many copies did Bendy and the Ink Machine sell?

1.2M to 2.0M copies, based on its 36k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.2M–2.0M; $6.8M–$18.4M after Steam's cut $12.4M–$28.3M before the cut; from 36k 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 Bendy and the Ink Machine out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Bendy and the Ink Machine's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.5M–4.5M

best case 4.6M (Poppy Playtime)

The Horror 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–4.5M copies

≈ $4.2M–$31.1M after Steam's cut

from ~105k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.5M–5.7M copies

Poppy Playtime

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Horror (8 of 8) and Survival Horror (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horror + Puzzle, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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