How much revenue did Castle of Illusion make?

An estimated 937k to 2.5M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Castle of Illusion sell?

Q: How many copies did Castle of Illusion sell?

An estimated 227k to 370k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 227k–370k; $937k–$2.5M net $1.7M–$3.9M gross; from 4k 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 Castle of Illusion out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Castle of Illusion's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 267k–536k

best case 1.3M (Sonic Mania)

The Action lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 275k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 275k copies

≈ $3.1M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.3M copies

Sonic Mania · ≈ $9.9M after Steam's cut

from 28k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 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 Classic, priced around $40.
The breakout hits carry Classic + 3D Platformer; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2011 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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