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The realistic ceiling for JRPG games

Two honest reads of what JRPG games do on Steam: the whole market from a systematic sample, and the games gathered here. Kept separate on purpose.

The market
A typical game sells
≈ 20k–50k copies
$77k–$192k net, est.
The top decile
≈ 100k–200k copies
$384k–$769k net, est.

Based on the 2927 JRPG games SteamSpy lists, its visible subset, not the whole market. Owners are SteamSpy estimates from review counts, not exact sales.

The JRPG games gathered on wishvane

Across the 150 JRPG games compared here, a typical one runs ≈ 132k copies (est.), with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 the biggest at ≈ 8.6M. A small, self-selected sample, not the whole market.

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