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How many copies did Blue Fire sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 76k–124k
$419k–$1.1M net $763k–$1.7M gross
from 3k 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 Blue Fire out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Blue Fire's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 60k–299k
best case 5.7M (Celeste)
The Platformer lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 98k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 98k copies
≈ $594k after Steam's cut
from ~3k reviews
Best case
≈ 5.7M copies
Celeste · ≈ $44.2M after Steam's cut
from 143k 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 Precision Platformer + Difficult, priced around $20.
  • The breakout hits carry Female Protagonist + Great Soundtrack + Pixel Graphics; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2018
Est. copies
≈ 4.4M–7.1M
46x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$24.0M–$64.5M net $43.6M–$99.2M gross
$19.99
143k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Precision PlatformerDifficult +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 298k–484k
1.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
6k reviews
Very Positive
MetroidvaniaFree to Play +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 51k–84k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$424k–$1.1M net $771k–$1.8M gross
$29.99
2k reviews
Mostly Positive
MetroidvaniaDifficult +6
2010
Est. copies
≈ 545k–886k
3.4x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$748k–$2.0M net $1.4M–$3.1M gross
$4.99
10k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Pixel GraphicsPrecision Platformer +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 158k–258k
2.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.3M–$3.5M net $2.4M–$5.4M gross
$29.99
7k reviews
Very Positive
MetroidvaniaExploration +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 40k–65k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$220k–$592k net $400k–$910k gross
$19.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
MetroidvaniaSide Scroller +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 33k–53k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$179k–$482k net $326k–$742k gross
$19.99
1k reviews
Very Positive
IndieAdventure +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 75k–122k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$103k–$277k net $187k–$426k gross
$4.99
3k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ExplorationPrecision Platformer +6

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