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How big is RPG Paper Maker?
Estimated owners
≈ 8k–13k
from 274 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 RPG Paper Maker out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including RPG Paper Maker's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 189k–926k
best case 39.9M (Wallpaper Engine)
The Software lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 353k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 353k copies
≈ $10.1M after Steam's cut
from ~6k reviews
Best case
≈ 39.9M copies
Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $76.9M after Steam's cut
from 1000k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering
  • Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
  • The breakout hits carry Mature + First-Person + NSFW; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2012 to 2021, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2019
Est. copies
≈ 171k–278k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
6k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Animation & ModelingPixel Graphics +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 363k–590k
1.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Game DevelopmentUtilities +5
2016
Est. copies
≈ 1.0M–1.7M
4.4x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$5.8M–$15.5M net $10.5M–$23.8M gross
$19.99
26k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Pixel GraphicsDesign & Illustration +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 30.4M–49.4M
168x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$41.7M–$112.1M net $75.8M–$172.5M gross
$4.99
1000k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
MatureUtilities +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 117k–191k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
2k reviews
Mixed
Animation & ModelingCharacter Customization +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 4.1M–6.7M
15x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
89k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Animation & ModelingSoftware +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 92k–150k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
4k reviews
Mixed
Animation & ModelingVideo Production +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 269k–437k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$5.2M–$13.9M net $9.4M–$21.4M gross
$69.99
5k reviews
Very Positive
Game DevelopmentRPG +6

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