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How many copies did Tentacle Prawn: (Actually) A Cthulhu Dating Sim sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 72–117
$99–$266 net $180–$409 gross
from 3 reviews (3 user reviews)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Tentacle Prawn: (Actually) A Cthulhu Dating Sim out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tentacle Prawn: (Actually) A Cthulhu Dating Sim's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 108k–693k
best case 1.0M (Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut)
The Adventure lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 120k copies.

A typical game
≈ 120k copies
≈ $929k after Steam's cut
from ~4k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.0M copies
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut · ≈ $7.2M after Steam's cut
from 33k reviews

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is too small to compare.

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 Visual Novel + Choices Matter, priced around $18.
  • The games you compared span 2018 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.

Similar games

2018
Est. copies
≈ 425k–690k
3.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.3M–$6.3M net $4.2M–$9.7M gross
$19.99
14k reviews
Mostly Positive
SimulationChoices Matter +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 79k–128k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$498k–$1.3M net $905k–$2.1M gross
$22.99
3k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
AdventureRPG +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 92k–149k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$504k–$1.4M net $916k–$2.1M gross
$19.99
4k reviews
Very Positive
Early AccessPost-apocalyptic +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 86k–139k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$353k–$948k net $641k–$1.5M gross
$14.99
4k reviews
Very Positive
StrategySingleplayer +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 784k–1.3M
8.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$3.9M–$10.4M net $7.1M–$16.0M gross
$17.99
33k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Visual NovelChoices Matter +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 9k–15k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$65k–$175k net $118k–$269k gross
$24.99
395 reviews
Very Positive
RPGAdventure +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 72k–118k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$398k–$1.1M net $724k–$1.6M gross
$19.99
3k reviews
Mixed
RPGIndie +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 631k–1.0M
7.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$6.9M–$18.7M net $12.6M–$28.7M gross
$39.99
26k reviews
Mostly Positive
Turn-Based TacticsDungeon Crawler +6

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