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How many copies did Whispers in the West - Co-op Murder Mystery sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 3k–4k
$4k–$10k after Steam's cut $6k–$15k before the cut
from 105 reviews (Mixed)

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 Whispers in the West - Co-op Murder Mystery out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Whispers in the West - Co-op Murder Mystery's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 584k–639k
best case 5.3M (Escape the Backrooms)
Games like Whispers in the West - Co-op Murder Mystery

The middle of these games

≈ 584k–639k copies

≈ $1.9M–$3.7M after Steam's cut

from ~18k reviews

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

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Escape the Backrooms at ≈ 4.0M–6.6M copies, ≈ $11.1M–$29.8M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What it took to get here
About half the games that made it here had over 4k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 724 to 114k.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Co-op (7 of 8) and Escape Room (7 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Horror + Co-op, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Horror + Multiplayer + Psychological Horror; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2017 to 2025, and 1 of your 8 shipped in the last two years.
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 that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 43 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Escape the Backrooms
2025
Est. copies
≈ 4.0M–6.6M
9.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$11.1M–$29.8M after Steam's cut $20.1M–$45.8M before the cut
$9.99
163k reviews
Very Positive
HorrorMultiplayer
We Were Here
2017
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.8M
1.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
33k reviews
Very Positive
Free to PlayCo-op
We Were Here Together
2019
Est. copies
≈ 509k–827k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.8M–$4.9M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.5M before the cut
$12.99
18k reviews
Very Positive
PuzzleOnline Co-Op
The Room 4: Old Sins
2021
Est. copies
≈ 454k–738k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.1M–$3.0M after Steam's cut $2.0M–$4.6M before the cut
$8.99
18k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
PuzzleMystery
We Were Here Too
2018
Est. copies
≈ 342k–555k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$939k–$2.5M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.9M before the cut
$9.99
11k reviews
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Online Co-OpEscape Room
Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
2019
Est. copies
≈ 342k–556k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$564k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before the cut
$5.99
12k reviews
Very Positive
The Past Within
2022
Est. copies
≈ 417k–677k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$686k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.8M before the cut
$5.99
17k reviews
Very Positive
Escape Simulator
2021
Est. copies
≈ 479k–779k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.6M–$7.1M after Steam's cut $4.8M–$10.9M before the cut
$19.99
19k reviews
Very Positive

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