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The realistic ceiling for Puzzle games

Two honest reads of what Puzzle 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
≈ 0–20k copies
$0–$42k net, est.
The top decile
≈ 100k–200k copies
$209k–$419k net, est.

Based on the 16910 Puzzle games SteamSpy lists, its visible subset, not the whole market. Owners are SteamSpy estimates from review counts, not exact sales.

The Puzzle games gathered on wishvane

Across the 743 Puzzle games compared here, a typical one runs ≈ 72k copies (est.), with Portal 2 the biggest at ≈ 31.6M. A small, self-selected sample, not the whole market.

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