How much revenue did They Breathe make?

An estimated 37k to 99k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did They Breathe sell?

Q: How many copies did They Breathe sell?

An estimated 68k to 110k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 68k–110k; $37k–$99k net $67k–$153k gross; from 1k 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 They Breathe out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including They Breathe's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 13.8M–27.6M

best case 55.0M (Rust)

The Open World lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 18.5M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 18.5M copies

≈ $214.5M after Steam's cut

from ~458k reviews

Best case

≈ 55.0M copies

Rust · ≈ $850.0M after Steam's cut

from 1.4M reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit 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 Survival + Crafting, priced around $40.
The breakout hits carry Building + PvP + Sandbox; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, 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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