How much revenue did SHENZHEN I/O make?

An estimated 739k to 2.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SHENZHEN I/O sell?

Q: How many copies did SHENZHEN I/O sell?

An estimated 179k to 291k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 179k–291k; $739k–$2.0M net $1.3M–$3.1M gross; from 4k 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 SHENZHEN I/O out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including SHENZHEN I/O's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 258k–315k

best case 308k (while True: learn())

The Programming lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 296k copies.

A typical game

≈ 296k copies

≈ $1.4M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 308k copies

while True: learn() · ≈ $1.5M after Steam's cut

from 8k reviews

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 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 Programming + Simulation, priced around $13.
The games you compared span 2011 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.

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