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How many copies did Pengun sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 480–780
$395–$1k net $718–$2k gross
from 20 reviews (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 Pengun out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Pengun's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 22.0M–87.1M
best case 123.2M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)
The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 32.9M copies.

A typical game
≈ 32.9M copies
≈ $200.5M after Steam's cut
from ~782k reviews
Best case
≈ 123.2M copies
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
from 2.7M 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 Survival + Shooter, priced around $20.
  • The games you compared span 2006 to 2021, 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

2016
Est. copies
≈ 8.8M–14.3M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$48.2M–$129.7M net $87.7M–$199.6M gross
$19.99
219k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
FPSGore +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 70.9M–115.3M
2.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
1.5M reviews
Very Positive
FPSPvP +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 30.4M–49.4M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$41.7M–$112.1M net $75.8M–$172.5M gross
$4.99
1000k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
MatureUtilities +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 93.9M–152.6M
3.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 100M–200M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
2.7M reviews
Mixed
SurvivalShooter +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 19.8M–32.1M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$108.7M–$292.2M net $197.6M–$449.6M gross
$19.99
426k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldPost-apocalyptic +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 19.4M–31.5M
SteamSpy 50M–100M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
564k reviews
Very Positive
Free to PlaySurvival +6
2006
Est. copies
≈ 64.9M–105.4M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$178.2M–$479.2M net $324.1M–$737.3M gross
$9.99
1.2M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
SandboxModdable +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 8.1M–13.1M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$133.0M–$357.6M net $241.8M–$550.1M gross
$59.99
325k reviews
Mixed
FPSMultiplayer +6

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