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How big is Learn Game Development, Unity Code Monkey?
Estimated owners
≈ 4k–6k
from 133 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 Learn Game Development, Unity Code Monkey out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Learn Game Development, Unity Code Monkey's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 49k–72k
best case 471k (Software Inc.)
The Building lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 55k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game
≈ 55k copies
≈ $311k after Steam's cut
from ~2k reviews
Best case
≈ 471k copies
Software Inc. · ≈ $4.2M after Steam's cut
from 8k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 4 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 Management + Simulation, priced around $24.
  • The breakout hits carry Economy + GameMaker; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2012 to 2023, 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

2021
Est. copies
≈ 38k–61k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$52k–$139k net $94k–$214k gross
$4.99
2k reviews
Mixed
SimulationIdler +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 35k–57k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$86k–$232k net $157k–$356k gross
$8.99
1k reviews
Very Positive
ManagementBuilding +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 83k–135k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$458k–$1.2M net $832k–$1.9M gross
$19.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
ProgrammingStrategy +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 177k–287k
2.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$728k–$2.0M net $1.3M–$3.0M gross
$14.99
4k reviews
Very Positive
ManagementSimulation +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 46k–74k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$251k–$675k net $456k–$1.0M gross
$19.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
ManagementSimulation +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 185k–300k
4.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.3M–$3.4M net $2.3M–$5.3M gross
$24.99
8k reviews
Very Positive
ManagementEconomy +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 359k–583k
4.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$2.3M–$6.1M net $4.1M–$9.4M gross
$22.99
8k reviews
Very Positive
Early AccessManagement +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 269k–437k
3.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$5.2M–$13.9M net $9.4M–$21.4M gross
$69.99
5k reviews
Very Positive
Game DevelopmentRPG +6

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