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How big is Source Filmmaker?
Estimated owners
≈ 2.3M–3.7M
from 43k 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 Source Filmmaker out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Source Filmmaker's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 212k–755k
best case 5.4M (Blender)
The Software lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 446k copies.

A typical game
≈ 446k copies
≈ $5.7M after Steam's cut
from ~8k reviews
Best case
≈ 5.4M copies
Blender
from 89k 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 Animation & Modeling + Software, priced around $10.
  • The games you compared span 2006 to 2021, 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

2019
Est. copies
≈ 294k–478k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
10k reviews
Very Positive
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2015
Est. copies
≈ 4.1M–6.7M
11x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
89k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Animation & ModelingSoftware +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 386k–627k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
8k reviews
Very Positive
Animation & ModelingFunny +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 92k–150k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
4k reviews
Mixed
Animation & ModelingVideo Production +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 389k–632k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Photo EditingUtilities +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 176k–286k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
7k reviews
Very Positive
IndieMature +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 117k–191k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
2k reviews
Mixed
Animation & ModelingCharacter Customization +6
2006
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.8M
2.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$3.1M–$8.4M net $5.7M–$12.9M gross
$9.99
22k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
RacingCombat Racing +6

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