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How many copies did The soldier in the mine sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 5k–8k
$7k–$18k net $12k–$27k gross
from 140 reviews (Mixed)

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 The soldier in the mine out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The soldier in the mine's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 591k–639k
best case 5.7M (Celeste)
The Platformer lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 593k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 593k copies
≈ $3.4M after Steam's cut
from ~10k reviews
Best case
≈ 5.7M copies
Celeste · ≈ $44.2M after Steam's cut
from 143k 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 Platformer, priced around $15.
  • The games you compared span 2009 to 2019, 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

2014
Est. copies
≈ 3.8M–6.1M
7.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$15.6M–$41.9M net $28.3M–$64.5M gross
$14.99
73k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Co-opPlatformer +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 487k–792k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.3M–$3.6M net $2.4M–$5.5M gross
$9.99
9k reviews
Very Positive
PlatformerNarration +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 452k–734k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.9M–$5.0M net $3.4M–$7.7M gross
$14.99
11k reviews
Very Positive
IndiePuzzle +6
2011
Est. copies
≈ 3.2M–5.2M
6.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$11.0M–$29.5M net $20.0M–$45.4M gross
$12.49
61k reviews
Very Positive
Puzzle-PlatformerIndie +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 287k–467k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$78k–$210k net $142k–$323k gross
$0.99
10k reviews
Very Positive
Early AccessIndie +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 4.4M–7.1M
14x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$24.0M–$64.5M net $43.6M–$99.2M gross
$19.99
143k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Precision PlatformerDifficult +6
2009
Est. copies
≈ 517k–840k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.1M–$5.7M net $3.9M–$8.8M gross
$14.99
10k reviews
Very Positive
Puzzle-PlatformerPuzzle +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 451k–732k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.9M–$5.0M net $3.4M–$7.7M gross
$14.99
9k reviews
Very Positive
IndieLocal Co-Op +6

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