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How many copies did Dreaming Sarah sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 133k–216k
$219k–$588k net $398k–$905k gross
from 3k 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 Dreaming Sarah out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dreaming Sarah's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 353k–587k
best case 5.7M (Celeste)
The Adventure lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 467k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 467k copies
≈ $2.7M after Steam's cut
from ~9k reviews
Best case
≈ 5.7M copies
Celeste · ≈ $44.2M after Steam's cut
from 143k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 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 Great Soundtrack + Indie, priced around $17.
  • The breakout hits carry Female Protagonist + Beautiful + Atmospheric; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2013 to 2019, 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

2018
Est. copies
≈ 2.9M–4.7M
10x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$12.0M–$32.1M net $21.7M–$49.5M gross
$14.99
95k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
BeautifulAtmospheric +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 434k–706k
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.4M–$6.4M net $4.3M–$9.9M gross
$19.99
15k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Puzzle-PlatformerExploration +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 452k–734k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.9M–$5.0M net $3.4M–$7.7M gross
$14.99
11k reviews
Very Positive
IndiePuzzle +6
2013
Est. copies
≈ 841k–1.4M
1.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.3M–$6.2M net $4.2M–$9.6M gross
$9.99
16k reviews
Very Positive
PlatformerIndie +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 159k–258k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$874k–$2.3M net $1.6M–$3.6M gross
$19.99
5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
PinballMetroidvania +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 4.4M–7.1M
16x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$24.0M–$64.5M net $43.6M–$99.2M gross
$19.99
143k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Precision PlatformerDifficult +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 277k–450k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$760k–$2.0M net $1.4M–$3.1M gross
$9.99
7k reviews
Very Positive
PlatformerPixel Graphics +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 266k–432k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.1M–$2.9M net $2.0M–$4.5M gross
$14.99
7k reviews
Very Positive
Sexual ContentNudity +6

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