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How big is First Session?
Estimated owners
≈ 2k–4k
from 89 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 First Session out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including First Session's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.0M–4.2M
best case 7.9M (DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin)
The Atmospheric lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 3.6M copies.

A typical game
≈ 3.6M copies
≈ $38.9M after Steam's cut
from ~76k reviews
Best case
≈ 7.9M copies
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin · ≈ $122.6M after Steam's cut
from 130k 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 Souls-like + Dark Fantasy, priced around $40.
  • None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2019. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2017
Est. copies
≈ 2.8M–4.6M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$6.2M–$16.6M net $11.3M–$25.6M gross
$7.99
82k reviews
Very Positive
Psychological HorrorDifficult +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 6.0M–9.8M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$66.5M–$178.7M net $120.8M–$274.9M gross
$39.99
130k reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeDark Fantasy +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 2.4M–3.9M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$19.8M–$53.2M net $36.0M–$81.9M gross
$29.99
52k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
HorrorPsychological Horror +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 3.0M–4.9M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$20.6M–$55.4M net $37.4M–$85.2M gross
$24.99
75k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
2.5DPuzzle-Platformer +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 3.9M–6.4M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$21.6M–$58.1M net $39.3M–$89.4M gross
$19.99
98k reviews
Very Positive
AdventureAtmospheric +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 2.6M–4.3M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$21.6M–$58.1M net $39.3M–$89.4M gross
$29.99
76k reviews
Very Positive
AtmosphericPsychological +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 1.8M–2.9M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$9.7M–$26.2M net $17.7M–$40.3M gross
$19.99
52k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Story RichAtmospheric +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 2.0M–3.2M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$21.7M–$58.5M net $39.5M–$89.9M gross
$39.99
69k reviews
Very Positive
Story RichAdventure +6

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