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How big is BROKE PROTOCOL?

Estimated owners
≈ 78k–126k
from 3k reviews (Mostly 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 BROKE PROTOCOL out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including BROKE PROTOCOL's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 38.7M–73.9M
best case 126.0M (Grand Theft Auto V Legacy)
The Open World 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
≈ 38.7M–73.9M copies
≈ $256.9M–$639.5M after Steam's cut
from ~1.0M reviews
Best case
≈ 96.0M–156.0M copies
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Open World (5 of 8) and Crafting (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Open World + Crime.
The era
The games you compared span 2011 to 2019, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Est. copies
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1.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
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$9.99
1.5M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
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2015
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2.0x vs typical
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Est. copies
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$19.99
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