How much revenue did Scrutinized make?

An estimated 99k to 265k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Scrutinized sell?

Q: How many copies did Scrutinized sell?

An estimated 36k to 58k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 36k–58k; $99k–$265k net $179k–$408k gross; from 1k 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 Scrutinized out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Scrutinized's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 209k–840k

best case 1.3M (Unheard - Voices of Crime)

The Simulation lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 568k copies.

A typical game

≈ 568k copies

≈ $1.2M after Steam's cut

from ~13k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.3M copies

Unheard - Voices of Crime · ≈ $3.4M after Steam's cut

from 34k 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 Detective + Puzzle, priced around $7.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2021, 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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