How much revenue did Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure make?

An estimated 315k to 846k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure sell?

Q: How many copies did Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure sell?

An estimated 72k to 116k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 72k–116k; $315k–$846k net $572k–$1.3M gross; from 3k 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 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 107k–188k

best case 550k (Shadows of Doubt)

The Pixel Graphics lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 155k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 155k copies

≈ $942k after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 550k copies

Shadows of Doubt · ≈ $5.3M after Steam's cut

from 17k 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 Detective + Immersive Sim, priced around $25.
The breakout hits carry Immersive Sim + Sandbox + Voxel; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2016 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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