How much revenue did The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 make?

$128k–$343k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 sell?

116k to 189k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 116k–189k; $128k–$343k after Steam's cut $232k–$528k before the cut; from 2k 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 Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.9M–2.9M

best case 24.9M (Hollow Knight)

The Platformer genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 1.9M–2.9M copies

≈ $16.5M–$21.6M after Steam's cut

from ~59k reviews

Best case

≈ 19.0M–30.9M copies

Hollow Knight · ≈ $78.3M–$210.7M 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 (3 of 8) and Automobile Sim (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Management + Simulation, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Multiplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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