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How big is The Flood?

Estimated owners
≈ 38k–62k
from 1k reviews (Very 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 The Flood out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Flood's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 69k–299k
best case 1.4M (The Beginner's Guide)
The Short genre

7 of your 8 similar games are hits. A healthy 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
≈ 69k–299k copies
≈ $136k–$249k after Steam's cut
from ~2k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.1M–1.8M copies
The Beginner's Guide · ≈ $3.0M–$8.0M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Short (6 of 8) and First-Person (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Story Rich + Walking Simulator, priced around $10.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 to 2018, a genre with a long track record.

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

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