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How many copies did Backroom sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 144–234
$118–$319 net $215–$490 gross
from 6 reviews (6 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 Backroom out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Backroom's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10k–102k
best case 557k (Cultist Simulator)
The Card Game lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 12k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game
≈ 12k copies
≈ $73k after Steam's cut
from ~384 reviews
Best case
≈ 557k copies
Cultist Simulator · ≈ $4.3M after Steam's cut
from 14k 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 Simulation + Choices Matter, priced around $20.
  • The games you compared span 2018 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2023
Est. copies
≈ 8k–13k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$43k–$117k net $79k–$180k gross
$19.99
329 reviews
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Roguelike DeckbuilderCard Game +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 134k–217k
13x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$735k–$2.0M net $1.3M–$3.0M gross
$19.99
5k reviews
Very Positive
Dungeon CrawlerCard Game +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 10k–16k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$21k–$57k net $39k–$88k gross
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404 reviews
Very Positive
Rogue-liteRoguelike Deckbuilder +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 3k–4k
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$6k–$15k net $10k–$24k gross
$7.99
105 reviews
Mostly Positive
ControllerAction +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 425k–690k
36x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.3M–$6.3M net $4.2M–$9.7M gross
$19.99
14k reviews
Mostly Positive
SimulationChoices Matter +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 59k–96k
6.4x vs typical
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$276k–$743k net $502k–$1.1M gross
$16.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
Roguelike DeckbuilderLovecraftian +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 9k–14k
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$36k–$97k net $65k–$149k gross
$14.99
363 reviews
Very Positive
Roguelike DeckbuilderSurvival Horror +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 6k–10k
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$30k–$81k net $55k–$124k gross
$17.99
230 reviews
Mixed
Card BattlerCard Game +6

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