How much revenue did FEZ make?

An estimated 2.3M to 6.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did FEZ sell?

Q: How many copies did FEZ sell?

An estimated 841k to 1.4M copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 841k–1.4M; $2.3M–$6.2M net $4.2M–$9.6M gross; from 16k 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 FEZ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including FEZ's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.8M–5.0M

best case 5.0M (Ori and the Will of the Wisps)

The Atmospheric lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 4.1M copies.

A typical game

≈ 4.1M copies

≈ $28.8M after Steam's cut

from ~74k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.0M copies

Ori and the Will of the Wisps · ≈ $58.3M after Steam's cut

from 145k 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 Beautiful + Metroidvania, priced around $30.
The games you compared span 2011 to 2020, 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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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition 2016	Est. copies ≈ 2.8M–4.6M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $15.6M–$42.0M net $28.4M–$64.5M gross	$19.99	71k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AtmosphericGreat Soundtrack +6
Little Nightmares 2017	Est. copies ≈ 4.0M–6.5M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $22.0M–$59.1M net $39.9M–$90.9M gross	$19.99	116k reviews Very Positive	HorrorAtmospheric +6
Ori and the Blind Forest 2015	Est. copies ≈ 2.8M–4.5M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	60k reviews Very Positive	Great SoundtrackAtmospheric +6
INSIDE 2016	Est. copies ≈ 3.0M–4.9M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $20.6M–$55.4M net $37.4M–$85.2M gross	$24.99	75k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	2.5DPuzzle-Platformer +6
GRIS 2018	Est. copies ≈ 2.9M–4.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $12.0M–$32.1M net $21.7M–$49.4M gross	$14.99	95k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	BeautifulAtmospheric +6
LIMBO 2011	Est. copies ≈ 3.2M–5.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $11.0M–$29.5M net $20.0M–$45.4M gross	$12.49	61k reviews Very Positive	Puzzle-PlatformerIndie +6
BattleBlock Theater® 2014	Est. copies ≈ 3.8M–6.1M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $15.6M–$41.9M net $28.3M–$64.5M gross	$14.99	73k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Co-opPlatformer +6
Ori and the Will of the Wisps 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3.8M–6.2M 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $31.6M–$85.0M net $57.5M–$130.7M gross	$29.99	145k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	BeautifulMetroidvania +6