How much revenue did Upstream make?

An estimated 1k to 3k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Upstream sell?

Q: How many copies did Upstream sell?

An estimated 552 to 897 copies, based on its 23 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 552–897; $1k–$3k net $2k–$5k gross; from 23 reviews (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 Upstream out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Upstream's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 154k–270k

best case 844k (UBOAT)

The Platformer lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 175k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 175k copies

≈ $1.1M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 844k copies

UBOAT · ≈ $9.8M after Steam's cut

from 27k 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 Simulation + World War II, priced around $30.
The breakout hits carry World War II + Submarine + Naval Combat; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2012 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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