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How many copies did Patrick's Parabox sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 135k–219k
$741k–$2.0M net $1.3M–$3.1M gross
from 6k 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 Patrick's Parabox out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Patrick's Parabox's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 54k–964k
best case 918k (Baba Is You)
The Puzzle lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 488k copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game
≈ 488k copies
≈ $2.9M after Steam's cut
from ~11k reviews
Best case
≈ 918k copies
Baba Is You · ≈ $5.3M after Steam's cut
from 24k 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 Puzzle + Indie, priced around $15.
  • The games you compared span 2016 to 2022, 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.

Similar games

2020
Est. copies
≈ 44k–71k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$241k–$649k net $439k–$998k gross
$19.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
PuzzleOpen World +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 840k–1.4M
1.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$9.2M–$24.8M net $16.8M–$38.2M gross
$39.99
21k reviews
Very Positive
PuzzleExploration +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 699k–1.1M
2.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.9M–$7.7M net $5.2M–$11.9M gross
$14.99
24k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
PuzzleIndie +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 34k–56k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$236k–$634k net $429k–$976k gross
$24.99
1k reviews
Very Positive
PuzzleNonlinear +6

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