How much revenue did ABZU make?

An estimated 6.0M to 16.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did ABZU sell?

Q: How many copies did ABZU sell?

An estimated 1.1M to 1.8M copies, based on its 27k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.1M–1.8M; $6.0M–$16.2M net $11.0M–$25.0M gross; from 27k 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 ABZU out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ABZU's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 185k–309k

best case 4.9M (DAVE THE DIVER)

The Adventure lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 224k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 224k copies

≈ $1.1M after Steam's cut

from ~6k 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.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it, and 3 are too small to compare.

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 Pixel Graphics + Management + Exploration; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2006 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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