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How many copies did Time Machine VR sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 5k–8k
$39k–$104k net $70k–$160k gross
from 117 reviews (Mixed)

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 Time Machine VR out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Time Machine VR's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.4M–14.4M
best case 27.0M (The Forest)
The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 10.8M copies.

A typical game
≈ 10.8M copies
≈ $149.6M after Steam's cut
from ~271k reviews
Best case
≈ 27.0M copies
The Forest · ≈ $208.6M after Steam's cut
from 677k 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 Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
  • The games you compared span 2014 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

2018
Est. copies
≈ 20.6M–33.4M
2.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$113.1M–$304.1M net $205.6M–$467.8M gross
$19.99
677k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 7.5M–12.2M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
303k reviews
Very Positive
RacingOpen World +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 16.4M–26.7M
1.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$271.3M–$729.5M net $493.3M–$1122.3M gross
$59.99
411k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldOpen World Survival Craft +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 6.9M–11.2M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$113.4M–$304.8M net $206.1M–$468.9M gross
$59.99
277k reviews
Very Positive
RacingOpen World +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 4.9M–8.0M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$27.2M–$73.1M net $49.5M–$112.5M gross
$19.99
107k reviews
Mostly Positive
Space SimSpace +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 8.9M–14.5M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$49.1M–$132.0M net $89.3M–$203.1M gross
$19.99
172k reviews
Very Positive
RacingAutomobile Sim +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 9.1M–14.8M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
265k reviews
Mostly Positive
VRFree to Play +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 3.4M–5.5M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$18.8M–$50.5M net $34.1M–$77.7M gross
$19.99
74k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
TabletopBoard Game +6

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