How much revenue did Homebrew - Patent Unknown make?

An estimated 208k to 560k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Homebrew - Patent Unknown sell?

Q: How many copies did Homebrew - Patent Unknown sell?

An estimated 50k to 82k copies, based on its 971 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 50k–82k; $208k–$560k net $378k–$861k gross; from 971 reviews (Mostly 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 Homebrew - Patent Unknown out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Homebrew - Patent Unknown's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 437k–702k

best case 7.1M (鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal)

The Sandbox lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 524k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 524k copies

≈ $4.4M after Steam's cut

from ~14k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.1M copies

鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal · ≈ $54.6M after Steam's cut

from 224k 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 Management + Singleplayer, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Management + Mythology + Tactical RPG; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, 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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