How many copies did NGU IDLE sell?

An estimated 370k to 600k copies, based on its 13k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did NGU IDLE make?

NGU IDLE is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is NGU IDLE?

Estimated owners: ≈ 370k–600k; from 13k 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 NGU IDLE out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including NGU IDLE's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 700k–919k

best case 3.8M (Clicker Heroes)

The Clicker lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 894k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 894k copies

≈ $425k after Steam's cut

from ~17k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.8M copies

Clicker Heroes

from 62k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 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 Clicker + Idler, priced around $1.
The breakout hits carry Management + Capitalism + Automation; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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