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How many copies did Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 894k–1.5M
$366k–$985k net $666k–$1.5M gross
from 34k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.5M–2.3M
best case 23.0M (DARK SOULS™ III)
The Atmospheric lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 2.0M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 2.0M copies
≈ $13.7M after Steam's cut
from ~53k reviews
Best case
≈ 23.0M copies
DARK SOULS™ III · ≈ $532.3M after Steam's cut
from 437k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 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 Psychological Horror + Visual Novel, priced around $60.
  • The breakout hits carry Free to Play + Dating Sim + Dark; a typical game here doesn't.
  • 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

2017
Est. copies
≈ 7.7M–12.5M
4.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
223k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Psychological HorrorVisual Novel +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.7M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$8.9M–$23.8M net $16.1M–$36.6M gross
$29.99
43k reviews
Very Positive
Story RichCard Game +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 1.9M–3.0M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$5.1M–$13.7M net $9.3M–$21.1M gross
$9.99
54k reviews
Mostly Positive
Card GameMultiplayer +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 1.7M–2.7M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$11.5M–$30.9M net $20.9M–$47.6M gross
$24.99
55k reviews
Very Positive
ManagementDifficult +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 1.4M–2.2M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$6.0M–$16.0M net $10.8M–$24.7M gross
$15.99
57k reviews
Very Positive
Psychological HorrorAnime +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
51k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Story RichAtmospheric +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.8M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$3.0M–$8.1M net $5.5M–$12.4M gross
$9.99
44k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
HorrorIndie +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 17.5M–28.4M
8.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$288.6M–$776.0M net $524.7M–$1193.8M gross
$59.99
437k reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeDark Fantasy +6

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