How much revenue did Proteus make?

An estimated 398k to 1.1M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Proteus sell?

Q: How many copies did Proteus sell?

An estimated 145k to 236k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 145k–236k; $398k–$1.1M net $724k–$1.6M gross; from 3k 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 Proteus out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Proteus's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–2.5M

best case 6.1M (DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED)

The Atmospheric lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.6M copies.

A typical game

≈ 1.6M copies

≈ $12.1M after Steam's cut

from ~39k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.1M copies

DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED · ≈ $94.1M after Steam's cut

from 153k 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 Souls-like + Dark Fantasy, priced around $40.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, 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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