How much revenue did Subsurface Circular make?

An estimated 109k to 294k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Subsurface Circular sell?

Q: How many copies did Subsurface Circular sell?

An estimated 66k to 108k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 66k–108k; $109k–$294k net $199k–$453k 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 Subsurface Circular out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Subsurface Circular's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 210k–309k

best case 698k (The Test)

The Choose Your Own Adventure lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 245k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 245k copies

≈ $871k after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 698k copies

The Test · ≈ $537k after Steam's cut

from 20k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 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 Mystery + RPG, priced around $6.
The breakout hits carry RPG + Drama + 2D; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Gold ($250k–$1M). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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