How much revenue did The Messenger make?

An estimated 2.2M to 5.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Messenger sell?

Q: How many copies did The Messenger sell?

An estimated 397k to 645k copies, based on its 13k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 397k–645k; $2.2M–$5.9M net $4.0M–$9.0M gross; from 13k 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 The Messenger out and predicted the genre from its 3 similar games. Every figure here, including The Messenger's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.7M–4.3M

best case 5.7M (Celeste)

The 2D Platformer lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 2.9M copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game

≈ 2.9M copies

≈ $16.5M after Steam's cut

from ~75k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.7M copies

Celeste · ≈ $44.2M after Steam's cut

from 143k reviews

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 Precision Platformer + Difficult, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2010 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

Game	Price	Reviews	Tags	Est. copies	Est. revenue
Celeste 2018	Est. copies ≈ 4.4M–7.1M 1.9x 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
Super Meat Boy 2010	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.3M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $8.3M–$22.3M net $15.1M–$34.3M gross	$14.99	39k reviews Very Positive	Precision PlatformerPlatformer +6
Katana ZERO 2019	Est. copies ≈ 2.2M–3.5M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $9.0M–$24.1M net $16.3M–$37.1M gross	$14.99	75k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Pixel GraphicsAction +6