How much revenue did Curious Expedition make?

An estimated 740k to 2.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Curious Expedition sell?

Q: How many copies did Curious Expedition sell?

An estimated 179k to 292k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 179k–292k; $740k–$2.0M net $1.3M–$3.1M gross; from 4k reviews (Very 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 Curious Expedition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Curious Expedition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 774k–988k

best case 4.9M (DAVE THE DIVER)

The Pixel Graphics lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 872k copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 872k copies

≈ $6.7M after Steam's cut

from ~22k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.9M copies

DAVE THE DIVER · ≈ $38.2M after Steam's cut

from 157k 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 Pixel Graphics + Casual, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Casual + Relaxing + Fishing; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 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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