How much revenue did Penetrator make?

An estimated 40 to 106 net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Penetrator sell?

Q: How many copies did Penetrator sell?

An estimated 72 to 117 copies, based on its 3 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 72–117; $40–$106 net $72–$163 gross; from 3 reviews (3 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 Penetrator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Penetrator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–2.3M

best case 9.7M (Cuphead)

The 2D lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.3M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.3M copies

≈ $12.6M after Steam's cut

from ~34k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.7M copies

Cuphead · ≈ $75.2M after Steam's cut

from 215k 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 Difficult + Platformer, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Difficult + Great Soundtrack + Cartoon; a typical game here doesn't.
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.

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