How much revenue did When The Past Was Around make?

An estimated 254k to 683k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did When The Past Was Around sell?

Q: How many copies did When The Past Was Around sell?

An estimated 116k to 188k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 116k–188k; $254k–$683k net $462k–$1.1M gross; from 4k 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 When The Past Was Around out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including When The Past Was Around's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 68k–172k

best case 1.3M (Unpacking)

The Adventure lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 94k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 94k copies

≈ $706k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.3M copies

Unpacking · ≈ $10.1M after Steam's cut

from 40k 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 Relaxing + Cute, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Cute + Casual + Pixel Graphics; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, 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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