How much revenue did VVVVVV make?

$750k–$2.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did VVVVVV sell?

Q: How many copies did VVVVVV sell?

546k to 888k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 546k–888k; $750k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.1M before the cut; from 11k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 VVVVVV out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including VVVVVV's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 432k–508k

best case 5.8M (Celeste)

The Platformer genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 432k–508k copies

≈ $1.2M–$2.1M after Steam's cut

from ~12k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.4M–7.1M copies

Celeste · ≈ $24.1M–$64.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Platformer (6 of 8) and 2D Platformer (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Story Rich + Cyberpunk, priced around $17. The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Action-Adventure; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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