How much revenue did Murder by Numbers make?

An estimated 182k to 490k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Murder by Numbers sell?

Q: How many copies did Murder by Numbers sell?

An estimated 44k to 72k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 44k–72k; $182k–$490k net $331k–$754k gross; from 2k 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 Murder by Numbers out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Murder by Numbers's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 154k–382k

best case 557k (Sanfu)

The Puzzle lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 250k copies.

A typical game

≈ 250k copies

≈ $2.3M after Steam's cut

from ~7k reviews

Best case

≈ 557k copies

Sanfu · ≈ $2.4M after Steam's cut

from 18k 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 Mystery + RPG, priced around $11.
4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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