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How many copies did YARG sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 120–195
$131–$354 net $239–$545 gross
from 5 reviews (5 user reviews)

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 YARG out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including YARG's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 226k–571k
best case 5.7M (Celeste)
The 2D Platformer lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 385k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 385k copies
≈ $992k after Steam's cut
from ~8k reviews
Best case
≈ 5.7M copies
Celeste · ≈ $44.2M after Steam's cut
from 143k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 4 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 Precision Platformer + Difficult, priced around $15.
  • The games you compared span 2010 to 2023, 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

2018
Est. copies
≈ 4.4M–7.1M
19x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$24.0M–$64.5M net $43.6M–$99.2M gross
$19.99
143k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Precision PlatformerDifficult +6
2010
Est. copies
≈ 2.0M–3.3M
5.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$8.3M–$22.3M net $15.1M–$34.3M gross
$14.99
39k reviews
Very Positive
Precision PlatformerPlatformer +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.7M
5.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$4.4M–$11.8M net $8.0M–$18.1M gross
$14.99
44k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Pixel GraphicsStory Rich +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 189k–306k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
7k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Free to PlayRhythm +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 122k–198k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Precision PlatformerLevel Editor +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 398k–647k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$327k–$880k net $595k–$1.4M gross
$2.99
9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Precision PlatformerAction Roguelike +6
2010
Est. copies
≈ 545k–886k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$749k–$2.0M net $1.4M–$3.1M gross
$4.99
10k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Pixel GraphicsPrecision Platformer +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 2.1M–3.4M
7.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$8.7M–$23.4M net $15.8M–$36.0M gross
$14.99
53k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
MultiplayerParty +6

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