How much revenue did Roadwarden make?

An estimated 367k to 988k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Roadwarden sell?

Q: How many copies did Roadwarden sell?

An estimated 122k to 198k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 122k–198k; $367k–$988k net $668k–$1.5M gross; from 5k 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 Roadwarden out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Roadwarden's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 201k–320k

best case 657k (Murders on the Yangtze River)

The Story Rich lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 279k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 279k copies

≈ $2.1M after Steam's cut

from ~7k reviews

Best case

≈ 657k copies

Murders on the Yangtze River · ≈ $3.8M after Steam's cut

from 21k 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 Detective + Adventure, priced around $15.
The breakout hits carry Detective + Puzzle + Exploration; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2017 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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