How much revenue did Bird make?

An estimated 7k to 18k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Bird sell?

Q: How many copies did Bird sell?

An estimated 25k to 40k copies, based on its 988 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 25k–40k; $7k–$18k net $12k–$28k gross; from 988 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 Bird out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Bird's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–8k

best case 657k (Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024)

The Flight lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 2k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 2k copies

≈ $18k after Steam's cut

from ~76 reviews

Best case

≈ 657k copies

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 · ≈ $17.8M after Steam's cut

from 21k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit 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 Simulation + Flight, priced around $70.
The breakout hits carry Realistic + Hobby Sim + Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2017 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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