How much revenue did Journey make?

An estimated 4.1M to 11.1M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Journey sell?

Q: How many copies did Journey sell?

An estimated 1.0M to 1.6M copies, based on its 38k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.0M–1.6M; $4.1M–$11.1M net $7.5M–$17.1M gross; from 38k 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 Journey out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Journey's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.2M–9.4M

best case 33.8M (Red Dead Redemption 2)

The Singleplayer lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 8.7M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 8.7M copies

≈ $124.7M after Steam's cut

from ~197k reviews

Best case

≈ 33.8M copies

Red Dead Redemption 2 · ≈ $782.7M after Steam's cut

from 893k 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 Open World + Story Rich, priced around $60.
The breakout hits carry Western + Open World + Realistic; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 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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