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How many copies did Viewfinder sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 301k–488k
$2.1M–$5.6M net $3.8M–$8.5M gross
from 13k 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 Viewfinder out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Viewfinder's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 961k–6.5M
best case 31.6M (Portal 2)
The First-Person lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.1M copies.

A typical game
≈ 1.1M copies
≈ $6.7M after Steam's cut
from ~27k reviews
Best case
≈ 31.6M copies
Portal 2 · ≈ $121.9M after Steam's cut
from 463k 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 Platformer + Puzzle, priced around $10.
  • The games you compared span 2007 to 2024, 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

2019
Est. copies
≈ 434k–706k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.4M–$6.4M net $4.3M–$9.9M gross
$19.99
15k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Puzzle-PlatformerExploration +6
2011
Est. copies
≈ 24.1M–39.1M
17x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$66.1M–$177.7M net $120.2M–$273.4M gross
$9.99
463k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
PlatformerPuzzle +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 809k–1.3M
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$665k–$1.8M net $1.2M–$2.8M gross
$2.99
17k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Parkour3D Platformer +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 500k–813k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$2.1M–$5.5M net $3.8M–$8.5M gross
$14.99
21k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
DetectiveAdventure +6
2007
Est. copies
≈ 10.2M–16.6M
7.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$28.0M–$75.4M net $51.0M–$116.0M gross
$9.99
196k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
PuzzlePuzzle-Platformer +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 885k–1.4M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$4.9M–$13.1M net $8.8M–$20.1M gross
$19.99
34k reviews
Very Positive
PuzzleFirst-Person +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 847k–1.4M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$231k–$620k net $419k–$954k gross
$0.99
16k reviews
Very Positive
SimulationIndie +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 3.2M–5.2M
4.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$26.3M–$70.8M net $47.9M–$108.9M gross
$29.99
133k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
DestructionPhysics +6

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