How much revenue did Prose & Codes make?

An estimated 22k to 59k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Prose & Codes sell?

Q: How many copies did Prose & Codes sell?

An estimated 8k to 13k copies, based on its 335 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 8k–13k; $22k–$59k net $40k–$91k gross; from 335 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 Prose & Codes out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Prose & Codes's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 15k–26k

best case 1.1M (Draw & Guess)

The Puzzle lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 20k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 20k copies

≈ $128k after Steam's cut

from ~635 reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M copies

Draw & Guess · ≈ $2.2M after Steam's cut

from 35k 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 Party + Multiplayer, priced around $12.
The breakout hits carry Party + Online Co-Op + Party Game; a typical game here doesn't.
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2026. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
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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