How much revenue did Machinarium make?

An estimated 5.8M to 15.6M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Machinarium sell?

Q: How many copies did Machinarium sell?

An estimated 1.1M to 1.7M copies, based on its 20k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.1M–1.7M; $5.8M–$15.6M net $10.5M–$24.0M gross; from 20k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Machinarium out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Machinarium's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–1.4M

best case 3.8M (GRIS)

The Puzzle lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.2M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.2M copies

≈ $5.0M after Steam's cut

from ~35k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.8M copies

GRIS · ≈ $22.0M after Steam's cut

from 95k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it, and 2 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 Beautiful + Atmospheric, priced around $15.
The breakout hits carry Beautiful + Great Soundtrack + Female Protagonist; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2016 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.

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