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How big is POSTAL?
Estimated owners
≈ 731k–1.2M
from 14k 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 POSTAL out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including POSTAL's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 556k–830k
best case 1.8M (Hatred)
The Gore lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 721k copies.

A typical game
≈ 721k copies
≈ $4.0M after Steam's cut
from ~13k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.8M copies
Hatred · ≈ $4.1M after Steam's cut
from 29k reviews

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are too small to compare.

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 Gore + Violent, priced around $6.
  • The games you compared span 2012 to 2022, 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.

Similar games

2015
Est. copies
≈ 655k–1.1M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$899k–$2.4M net $1.6M–$3.7M gross
$4.99
14k reviews
Very Positive
Cult ClassicCombat Racing +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 1.3M–2.2M
2.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.2M–$6.0M net $4.0M–$9.2M gross
$5.99
29k reviews
Very Positive
GoreViolent +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 98k–160k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$270k–$726k net $491k–$1.1M gross
$9.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
MovieDocumentary +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 108k–175k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$739k–$2.0M net $1.3M–$3.1M gross
$24.99
2k reviews
Mixed
HorrorGore +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 565k–918k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$3.9M–$10.4M net $7.1M–$16.1M gross
$24.99
11k reviews
Very Positive
HorrorAdventure +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 534k–868k
1.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$4.4M–$11.9M net $8.0M–$18.2M gross
$29.99
22k reviews
Mostly Positive
SimulationCrime +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 386k–628k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.1M–$5.7M net $3.9M–$8.8M gross
$19.99
11k reviews
Very Positive
LEGOOpen World +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 322k–524k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$797k–$2.1M net $1.4M–$3.3M gross
$8.99
8k reviews
Very Positive
Online Co-OpMultiplayer +6

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