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How big is The Expendabros?
Estimated owners
≈ 949k–1.5M
from 18k 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 The Expendabros out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Expendabros's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.1M–7.7M
best case 11.9M (People Playground)
The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 3.2M copies.

A typical game
≈ 3.2M copies
≈ $32.8M after Steam's cut
from ~54k reviews
Best case
≈ 11.9M copies
People Playground · ≈ $45.9M after Steam's cut
from 314k reviews

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is too small to compare.

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 Sandbox + Gore, priced around $10.
  • The games you compared span 2012 to 2023, 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

2015
Est. copies
≈ 4.3M–7.0M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
93k reviews
Mostly Positive
Free to PlayOpen World +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 2.5M–4.0M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
48k reviews
Very Positive
Pixel GraphicsMMORPG +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 7.4M–12.0M
4.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$70.9M–$190.6M net $128.9M–$293.2M gross
$34.99
242k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Colony SimBase-Building +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 294k–477k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$4.8M–$13.0M net $8.8M–$20.0M gross
$59.99
6k reviews
Mostly Negative
MultiplayerFPS +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 1.9M–3.0M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$5.1M–$13.7M net $9.3M–$21.1M gross
$9.99
54k reviews
Mostly Positive
Card GameMultiplayer +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 9.1M–14.7M
5.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$24.9M–$66.9M net $45.2M–$102.9M gross
$9.99
314k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
SandboxGore +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 971k–1.6M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
40k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Pixel GraphicsBullet Hell +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 1.3M–2.1M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$10.7M–$28.9M net $19.5M–$44.4M gross
$29.99
38k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Fighting2D Fighter +6

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