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How many copies did Fran Bow sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 1.0M–1.7M
$4.3M–$11.6M net $7.8M–$17.8M gross
from 23k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Fran Bow out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Fran Bow's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.7M–20.8M
best case 39.9M (Wallpaper Engine)
The Difficult lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 9.3M copies.

A typical game
≈ 9.3M copies
≈ $94.1M after Steam's cut
from ~264k reviews
Best case
≈ 39.9M copies
Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $76.9M after Steam's cut
from 1000k 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 Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
  • The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, 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

2021
Est. copies
≈ 6.5M–10.6M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$72.0M–$193.6M net $130.9M–$297.9M gross
$39.99
264k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Co-opMultiplayer +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 17.5M–28.4M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$288.6M–$776.0M net $524.7M–$1193.8M gross
$59.99
437k reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeDark Fantasy +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 7.7M–12.5M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
223k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Psychological HorrorVisual Novel +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 30.4M–49.4M
3.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$41.7M–$112.1M net $75.8M–$172.5M gross
$4.99
1000k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
MatureUtilities +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 6.3M–10.3M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$69.6M–$187.0M net $126.5M–$287.8M gross
$39.99
264k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
HorrorAction +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 15.3M–24.8M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$41.9M–$112.7M net $76.2M–$173.4M gross
$9.99
329k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Great SoundtrackStory Rich +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 4.6M–7.5M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$51.0M–$137.2M net $92.8M–$211.1M gross
$39.99
153k reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeDark Fantasy +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 4.4M–7.1M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$24.0M–$64.5M net $43.6M–$99.2M gross
$19.99
143k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Precision PlatformerDifficult +6

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