How much revenue did LIMBO make?

An estimated 11.0M to 29.5M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did LIMBO sell?

Q: How many copies did LIMBO sell?

An estimated 3.2M to 5.2M copies, based on its 61k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.2M–5.2M; $11.0M–$29.5M net $20.0M–$45.4M gross; from 61k 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 LIMBO out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including LIMBO's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.7M–4.6M

best case 11.8M (Human Fall Flat)

The Atmospheric lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 3.9M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 3.9M copies

≈ $33.4M after Steam's cut

from ~75k reviews

Best case

≈ 11.8M copies

Human Fall Flat · ≈ $91.4M after Steam's cut

from 225k 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 Co-op + Funny, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Co-op + Funny + Physics; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2022, 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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