How much revenue did SHUT IN make?

$4k–$10k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SHUT IN sell?

Q: How many copies did SHUT IN sell?

3k to 4k copies, based on its 111 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–4k; $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $7k–$16k before the cut; from 111 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 SHUT IN out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including SHUT IN's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3k–7k

best case 22k (Mindlock - The Apartment)

Games like SHUT IN

The middle of these games

≈ 3k–7k copies

≈ $4k–$35k after Steam's cut

from ~119 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

None of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Mindlock - The Apartment at ≈ 17k–27k copies, ≈ $69k–$187k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 18 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 12 to 238.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Horror (7 of 8) and Visual Novel (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Point & Click + Dark Humor, priced around $15.
The era: Only 3 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate of about 31, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Mindlock - The Apartment 2024	Est. copies ≈ 17k–27k 5.7x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $69k–$187k after Steam's cut $126k–$287k before the cut	$14.99	679 reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AdventurePoint & Click
Naked News 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $729–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before the cut	$0.99	108 reviews Mixed	CasualHorror
Dread X Collection 3 2020	Est. copies ≈ 11k–17k 3.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $29k–$79k after Steam's cut $53k–$121k before the cut	$9.99	430 reviews Very Positive	Survival Horror Horror
The Zodiac Trial 2021	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $15k–$42k after Steam's cut $28k–$64k before the cut	$14.99	151 reviews Very Positive	Visual NovelChoose Your Own Adventure
Bobok 2021	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$11k after Steam's cut $7k–$16k before the cut	$4.99	117 reviews Very Positive	Visual NovelBased On A Novel
Cataplexy 2022	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $801–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before the cut	$1.99	59 reviews Very Positive	Visual NovelDark Comedy
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