How much revenue did VVVVVV make?

An estimated 748k to 2.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did VVVVVV sell?

Q: How many copies did VVVVVV sell?

An estimated 545k to 886k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 545k–886k; $748k–$2.0M net $1.4M–$3.1M gross; from 10k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 VVVVVV out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including VVVVVV's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 432k–507k

best case 5.7M (Celeste)

The Pixel Graphics lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 480k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 480k copies

≈ $1.8M after Steam's cut

from ~12k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.7M copies

Celeste · ≈ $44.2M after Steam's cut

from 143k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 4 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 Pixel Graphics, priced around $17.
The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Action-Adventure; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2010 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.

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