How much revenue did Welcome to the Game II make?

$293k–$787k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Welcome to the Game II sell?

Q: How many copies did Welcome to the Game II sell?

107k to 173k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 107k–173k; $293k–$787k after Steam's cut $532k–$1.2M before the cut; from 4k 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 Welcome to the Game II out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Welcome to the Game II's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 31k–124k

best case 2.3M (NBA 2K20)

The Hacking genre

5 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game

≈ 31k–124k copies

≈ $105k–$249k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.7M–2.8M copies

NBA 2K20

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Hacking (5 of 8) and Simulation (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Simulation + Great Soundtrack; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2020. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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Sorry, James 2017	Est. copies ≈ 29k–48k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $57k–$152k after Steam's cut $103k–$234k before the cut	$6.99	855 reviews Mostly Positive	IndiePuzzle
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hack_me 2017	Est. copies ≈ 72k–117k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $119k–$320k after Steam's cut $216k–$492k before the cut	$5.99	2k reviews Mixed	SimulationHacking