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How many copies did My Time at Portia sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 1.3M–2.1M
$10.5M–$28.2M net $19.1M–$43.4M gross
from 44k 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 My Time at Portia out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including My Time at Portia's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–1.5M
best case 53.6M (Stardew Valley)
The Simulation lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.4M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 1.4M copies
≈ $10.7M after Steam's cut
from ~34k reviews
Best case
≈ 53.6M copies
Stardew Valley · ≈ $310.2M after Steam's cut
from 1.0M reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits 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 Psychological Horror + Cute, priced around $15.
  • The games you compared span 2011 to 2024, 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

2023
Est. copies
≈ 1.2M–1.9M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.5M–$9.4M net $6.4M–$14.5M gross
$10.99
48k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Life SimMultiple Endings +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 3.4M–5.5M
4.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$13.8M–$37.2M net $25.1M–$57.2M gross
$14.99
140k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Psychological HorrorCute +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 690k–1.1M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$7.6M–$20.4M net $13.8M–$31.4M gross
$39.99
29k reviews
Very Positive
Life SimBuilding +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 40.8M–66.3M
30x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$168.2M–$452.3M net $305.8M–$695.8M gross
$14.99
1.0M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Farming SimPixel Graphics +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 3.7M–6.1M
4.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$51.2M–$137.8M net $93.2M–$212.0M gross
$49.99
141k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyMedieval +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.7M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$5.8M–$15.6M net $10.6M–$24.0M gross
$19.99
44k reviews
Very Positive
CraftingSingleplayer +6
2011
Est. copies
≈ 1.8M–2.9M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$9.8M–$26.3M net $17.8M–$40.5M gross
$19.99
34k reviews
Very Positive
Life SimSimulation +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 815k–1.3M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.2M–$6.0M net $4.1M–$9.3M gross
$9.99
27k reviews
Very Positive
Life SimPsychological Horror +6

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