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How many copies did The Swapper sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 393k–638k
$1.6M–$4.4M net $2.9M–$6.7M gross
from 8k 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 The Swapper out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including The Swapper's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 157k–1.4M
best case 3.9M (INSIDE)
The Adventure lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 384k copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game
≈ 384k copies
≈ $3.0M after Steam's cut
from ~10k reviews
Best case
≈ 3.9M copies
INSIDE · ≈ $38.0M after Steam's cut
from 75k 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 2.5D + Puzzle-Platformer, priced around $25.
  • None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2019. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2016
Est. copies
≈ 3.0M–4.9M
7.5x vs typical
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
2018
Est. copies
≈ 151k–246k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$831k–$2.2M net $1.5M–$3.4M gross
$19.99
5k reviews
Very Positive
IndiePixel Graphics +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 26k–43k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$58k–$155k net $105k–$238k gross
$7.99
655 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
IndiePuzzle +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 434k–705k
1.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.4M–$6.4M net $4.3M–$9.9M gross
$19.99
15k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Puzzle-PlatformerExploration +6

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