How many copies did Tell Me Why sell?

An estimated 419k to 681k copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Tell Me Why make?

Tell Me Why is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Tell Me Why?

Estimated owners: ≈ 419k–681k; from 16k 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 Tell Me Why out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tell Me Why's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.6M–2.3M

best case 5.9M (Kingdom Come: Deliverance II)

The Singleplayer lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.9M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.9M copies

≈ $11.4M after Steam's cut

from ~42k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.9M copies

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II · ≈ $136.8M after Steam's cut

from 187k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits 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 Story Rich + Singleplayer, priced around $60.
The breakout hits carry Story Rich + Time Travel + Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 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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