How much revenue did Braid make?

An estimated 2.1M to 5.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Braid sell?

Q: How many copies did Braid sell?

An estimated 517k to 840k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 517k–840k; $2.1M–$5.7M net $3.9M–$8.8M gross; from 10k 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 Braid out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Braid's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 568k–2.2M

best case 3.9M (INSIDE)

The Puzzle-Platformer lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 1.1M copies.

A typical game

≈ 1.1M copies

≈ $7.5M after Steam's cut

from ~19k 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.
The games you compared span 2012 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.

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