How much revenue did Observation make?

An estimated 936k to 2.5M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Observation sell?

Q: How many copies did Observation sell?

An estimated 136k to 221k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 136k–221k; $936k–$2.5M net $1.7M–$3.9M gross; from 5k reviews (Mostly 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 Observation out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Observation's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.1M–16.6M

best case 34.8M (ARK: Survival Evolved)

The Adventure lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 11.8M copies.

A typical game

≈ 11.8M copies

≈ $151.6M after Steam's cut

from ~325k reviews

Best case

≈ 34.8M copies

ARK: Survival Evolved · ≈ $201.8M after Steam's cut

from 772k 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 Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $15.
The games you compared span 2016 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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