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How many copies did Crime Scene Cleaner sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 797k–1.3M
$6.6M–$17.7M net $12.0M–$27.2M gross
from 33k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Crime Scene Cleaner out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Crime Scene Cleaner's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 350k–947k
best case 2.4M (UNO)
The Action lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 687k copies.

A typical game
≈ 687k copies
≈ $2.8M after Steam's cut
from ~15k reviews
Best case
≈ 2.4M copies
UNO · ≈ $9.4M after Steam's cut
from 54k reviews

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 Card Game + Multiplayer, priced around $10.
  • The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, 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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