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How many copies did Boots Versus Plants sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 818–1k
$223–$599 net $405–$922 gross
from 33 reviews (Mixed)

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 Boots Versus Plants out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Boots Versus Plants's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 38.1M–68.8M
best case 85.1M (Garry's Mod)
The Moddable lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 52.7M copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game
≈ 52.7M copies
≈ $264.6M after Steam's cut
from ~773k reviews
Best case
≈ 85.1M copies
Garry's Mod · ≈ $328.7M after Steam's cut
from 1.2M 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 Sandbox + Moddable, priced around $10.
  • The games you compared span 2006 to 2015, 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

2012
Est. copies
≈ 48.3M–78.5M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$265.4M–$713.6M net $482.5M–$1097.8M gross
$19.99
928k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
DrivingTransportation +6
2006
Est. copies
≈ 64.9M–105.4M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$178.2M–$479.2M net $324.1M–$737.2M gross
$9.99
1.2M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
SandboxModdable +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 32.1M–52.1M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$44.0M–$118.3M net $80.0M–$182.0M gross
$4.99
617k reviews
Very Positive
DifficultMusic +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 19.8M–32.1M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$108.7M–$292.2M net $197.6M–$449.5M gross
$19.99
426k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldPost-apocalyptic +6

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