How much revenue did Mini Metro 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 Mini Metro sell?

Q: How many copies did Mini Metro sell?

An estimated 770k to 1.3M copies, based on its 17k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 770k–1.3M; $2.1M–$5.7M net $3.8M–$8.8M gross; from 17k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Mini Metro out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Mini Metro's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 616k–920k

best case 2.1M (SUPERHOT)

The Puzzle lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 713k copies.

A typical game

≈ 713k copies

≈ $2.6M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.1M copies

SUPERHOT · ≈ $20.5M after Steam's cut

from 40k 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 Action + FPS, priced around $25.
The games you compared span 2014 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.

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