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How many copies did Please, Don’t Touch Anything sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 258k–419k
$354k–$951k net $643k–$1.5M gross
from 6k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Please, Don’t Touch Anything out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Please, Don’t Touch Anything's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 957k–2.0M
best case 5.4M (Papers, Please)
The Pixel Graphics lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.2M copies.

A typical game
≈ 1.2M copies
≈ $9.5M after Steam's cut
from ~34k reviews
Best case
≈ 5.4M copies
Papers, Please · ≈ $20.9M after Steam's cut
from 80k reviews

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 Indie + Political, priced around $10.
  • The games you compared span 2013 to 2021, 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

2013
Est. copies
≈ 4.1M–6.7M
2.4x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$11.4M–$30.5M net $20.7M–$47.0M gross
$9.99
80k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
IndiePolitical +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 739k–1.2M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$1.0M–$2.7M net $1.8M–$4.2M gross
$4.99
30k reviews
Very Positive
MultiplayerOnline Co-Op +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 999k–1.6M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$5.5M–$14.8M net $10.0M–$22.7M gross
$19.99
40k reviews
Very Positive
RelaxingCute +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 699k–1.1M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.9M–$7.7M net $5.2M–$11.9M gross
$14.99
24k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
PuzzleIndie +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 677k–1.1M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.4M–$6.5M net $4.4M–$10.0M gross
$12.99
26k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
IndieAdventure +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 2.5M–4.1M
1.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$7.0M–$18.8M net $12.7M–$28.9M gross
$9.99
64k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Story RichPixel Graphics +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 883k–1.4M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$4.9M–$13.1M net $8.8M–$20.1M gross
$19.99
33k reviews
Very Positive
Villain ProtagonistPixel Graphics +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 1.2M–1.9M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$6.3M–$17.1M net $11.5M–$26.3M gross
$19.99
34k reviews
Very Positive
MultiplayerStrategy +6

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