How much revenue did Distance make?

An estimated 1.6M to 4.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Distance sell?

Q: How many copies did Distance sell?

An estimated 229k to 372k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 229k–372k; $1.6M–$4.2M net $2.9M–$6.5M 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 Distance out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Distance's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 118k–296k

best case 484k (Retrowave)

The Racing lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 187k copies.

A typical game

≈ 187k copies

≈ $857k after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 484k copies

Retrowave · ≈ $559k after Steam's cut

from 15k 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 Racing + 1980s, priced around $3.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Gold ($250k–$1M). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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