How much revenue did Blacksad: Under the Skin make?

An estimated 1.1M to 2.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Blacksad: Under the Skin sell?

Q: How many copies did Blacksad: Under the Skin sell?

An estimated 198k to 322k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 198k–322k; $1.1M–$2.9M net $2.0M–$4.5M gross; from 7k reviews (Very 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 Blacksad: Under the Skin out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Blacksad: Under the Skin's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 756k–1.3M

best case 4.9M (Disco Elysium - The Final Cut)

The Story Rich lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 943k copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 943k copies

≈ $5.5M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.9M copies

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut · ≈ $75.0M after Steam's cut

from 128k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

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 RPG + Story Rich, priced around $40.
The breakout hits carry RPG + Isometric + Atmospheric; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2022, 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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