How much revenue did GRUEL make?

An estimated 7k to 18k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did GRUEL sell?

Q: How many copies did GRUEL sell?

An estimated 2k to 4k copies, based on its 103 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–4k; $7k–$18k net $12k–$28k gross; from 103 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 GRUEL out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including GRUEL's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–3k

best case 77k (OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns)

The FPS lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 2k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 2k copies

≈ $5k after Steam's cut

from ~66 reviews

Best case

≈ 77k copies

OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns

from 2k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits far above it.

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 FPS, priced around $17.
4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.
A typical game here lands in Bronze (under $10k before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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