How much revenue did Journey make?

$4.1M–$11.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Journey sell?

Q: How many copies did Journey sell?

1.0M to 1.6M copies, based on its 38k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.0M–1.6M; $4.1M–$11.1M after Steam's cut $7.5M–$17.1M before the cut; from 38k 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 Journey out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Journey's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.2M–9.4M

best case 34.0M (Red Dead Redemption 2)

The Story Rich 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

≈ 6.2M–9.4M copies

≈ $76.7M–$148.2M after Steam's cut

from ~197k reviews

Best case

≈ 25.9M–42.1M copies

Red Dead Redemption 2 · ≈ $427.1M–$1148.4M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (4 of 8) and First-Person (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Story Rich, priced around $60. The breakout hits carry Western + Open World + Realistic; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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