How much revenue did Whispers of a Machine make?

An estimated 237k to 636k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Whispers of a Machine sell?

Q: How many copies did Whispers of a Machine sell?

An estimated 57k to 93k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 57k–93k; $237k–$636k net $430k–$979k gross; from 2k 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 Whispers of a Machine out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Whispers of a Machine's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.7M–6.4M

best case 6.9M (Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition)

The Singleplayer lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 5.5M copies.

A typical game

≈ 5.5M copies

≈ $53.1M after Steam's cut

from ~131k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.9M copies

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition · ≈ $53.1M after Steam's cut

from 198k reviews

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 Open World + Action, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2010 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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