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The realistic ceiling for Stealth games

Two honest reads of what Stealth 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–$56k net, est.
The top decile
≈ 200k–500k copies
$559k–$1.4M net, est.

Based on the 2502 Stealth games SteamSpy lists, its visible subset, not the whole market. Owners are SteamSpy estimates from review counts, not exact sales.

The Stealth games gathered on wishvane

Across the 153 Stealth games compared here, a typical one runs ≈ 150k copies (est.), with PAYDAY 2 the biggest at ≈ 45.9M. A small, self-selected sample, not the whole market.

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