How much revenue did PixPhys make?

An estimated 6k to 16k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did PixPhys sell?

Q: How many copies did PixPhys sell?

An estimated 5k to 9k copies, based on its 215 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–9k; $6k–$16k net $11k–$24k gross; from 215 reviews (Mostly 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 PixPhys out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including PixPhys's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 409k–1.6M

best case 11.9M (People Playground)

The Physics lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 865k copies.

A typical game

≈ 865k copies

≈ $5.6M after Steam's cut

from ~23k reviews

Best case

≈ 11.9M copies

People Playground · ≈ $45.9M after Steam's cut

from 314k 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 + Gore, priced around $10.
The games you compared span 2012 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.

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