(I almost can’t believe I just made this metric up.)
Bastion ratio = (3 million/1953) = 1500
Rust ratio = (9 million/52700) = 180
Bastion sales source (2015) -https://www.supergiantgames.com/blog/transistor-earns-60-ind...
Rust sales source (2019) - https://facepunch.com/news/2019
The metric isn’t perfect. It should probably decay the popularity of older games and unmaintained repos.
(I almost can’t believe I just made this metric up.)