How much revenue did For the People make?

An estimated 99k to 267k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did For the People sell?

Q: How many copies did For the People sell?

An estimated 21k to 34k copies, based on its 804 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 21k–34k; $99k–$267k net $180k–$410k gross; from 804 reviews (Mostly 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 For the People out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including For the People's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–140k

best case 399k (Suzerain)

The Visual Novel lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 8k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 8k copies

≈ $40k after Steam's cut

from ~248 reviews

Best case

≈ 399k copies

Suzerain · ≈ $3.1M after Steam's cut

from 12k reviews

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 Visual Novel + Choose Your Own Adventure, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2022, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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