How much revenue did L.A. Noire make?

An estimated 10.4M to 28.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did L.A. Noire sell?

Q: How many copies did L.A. Noire sell?

An estimated 1.9M to 3.1M copies, based on its 36k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.9M–3.1M; $10.4M–$28.0M net $19.0M–$43.2M gross; from 36k 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 L.A. Noire out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including L.A. Noire's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 347k–475k

best case 582k (Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator)

The Detective lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 411k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 411k copies

≈ $4.8M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 582k copies

Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator · ≈ $5.6M after Steam's cut

from 18k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

2 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits far above it, and 3 are too small to compare.

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 Adventure, priced around $25.
The breakout hits carry Adventure; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2012 to 2025, 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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