How much revenue did The Messenger make?

$2.2M–$5.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Messenger sell?

Q: How many copies did The Messenger sell?

398k to 647k copies, based on its 13k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 398k–647k; $2.2M–$5.9M after Steam's cut $4.0M–$9.1M before the cut; from 13k 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 The Messenger out and predicted the genre from its 3 similar games. Every figure here, including The Messenger's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.8M–4.3M

best case 5.8M (Celeste)

The 2D Platformer genre

All 3 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

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

A typical game

≈ 2.8M–4.3M copies

≈ $15.9M–$30.5M after Steam's cut

from ~76k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.4M–7.1M copies

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

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on 2D Platformer (3 of 3) and Platformer (3 of 3).
The winners: Winners here lead with Precision Platformer + Platformer, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2019, a genre with a long track record.

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

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Celeste 2018	Est. copies ≈ 4.4M–7.1M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $24.1M–$64.8M after Steam's cut $43.8M–$99.6M before the cut	$19.99	144k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Precision PlatformerDifficult
Super Meat Boy 2010	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.3M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $8.3M–$22.4M after Steam's cut $15.1M–$34.4M before the cut	$14.99	39k reviews Very Positive	Precision Platformer Platformer
Katana ZERO 2019	Est. copies ≈ 2.2M–3.5M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $9.0M–$24.1M after Steam's cut $16.3M–$37.1M before the cut	$14.99	76k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Pixel GraphicsAction