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How many copies did People Playground sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 9.1M–14.7M
$24.9M–$66.9M net $45.2M–$102.9M gross
from 314k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 People Playground out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including People Playground's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.8M–3.6M
best case 7.7M (Battlefield™ 1)
The Action lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.9M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 1.9M copies
≈ $22.5M after Steam's cut
from ~62k reviews
Best case
≈ 7.7M copies
Battlefield™ 1 · ≈ $119.4M after Steam's cut
from 223k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits 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 Action + Multiplayer, priced around $30.
  • The breakout hits carry Multiplayer + Open World + Automobile Sim; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, 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.

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≈ 5.9M–9.6M
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≈ 1.5M–2.4M
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Overwhelmingly Positive
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