How much revenue did The Case of the Golden Idol make?

An estimated 1.3M to 3.4M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Case of the Golden Idol sell?

Q: How many copies did The Case of the Golden Idol sell?

An estimated 256k to 416k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 256k–416k; $1.3M–$3.4M net $2.3M–$5.2M gross; from 11k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 The Case of the Golden Idol out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Case of the Golden Idol's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 677k–1.1M

best case 28.9M (Phasmophobia)

The Story Rich lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 751k copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 751k copies

≈ $3.8M after Steam's cut

from ~24k reviews

Best case

≈ 28.9M copies

Phasmophobia · ≈ $223.1M after Steam's cut

from 833k 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 Horror + Online Co-Op, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Supernatural + VR + Online Co-Op; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2011 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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