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How big is Emily is Away?
Estimated owners
≈ 1.5M–2.4M
from 32k 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 Emily is Away out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Emily is Away's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.8M–9.7M
best case 39.9M (Wallpaper Engine)
The First-Person lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 5.9M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 5.9M copies
≈ $38.4M after Steam's cut
from ~143k reviews
Best case
≈ 39.9M copies
Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $76.9M after Steam's cut
from 1000k 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 Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
  • The breakout hits carry Design & Illustration + Animation & Modeling + Utilities; a typical game here doesn't.
  • 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

2021
Est. copies
≈ 4.5M–7.3M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
181k reviews
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Free to PlayFPS +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 7.8M–12.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$107.6M–$289.3M net $195.7M–$445.1M gross
$49.99
196k reviews
Very Positive
SpaceGrand Strategy +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 30.4M–49.4M
7.0x 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
2018
Est. copies
≈ 2.6M–4.2M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$1.4M–$3.8M net $2.5M–$5.8M gross
$1.99
84k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Sexual ContentNudity +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 3.8M–6.2M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$20.8M–$56.0M net $37.8M–$86.1M gross
$19.99
143k reviews
Very Positive
FPSRemake +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 7.7M–12.5M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
223k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Psychological HorrorVisual Novel +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 3.5M–5.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$4.8M–$13.0M net $8.8M–$20.0M gross
$4.99
102k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
UtilitiesAudio Production +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 7.1M–11.6M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$39.3M–$105.6M net $71.4M–$162.5M gross
$19.99
137k reviews
Very Positive
Post-apocalypticFPS +6

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