How much revenue did Dark Notes make?

An estimated 7k to 19k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dark Notes sell?

Q: How many copies did Dark Notes sell?

An estimated 3k to 5k copies, based on its 131 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–5k; $7k–$19k net $13k–$29k gross; from 131 reviews (Mostly 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 Dark Notes out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dark Notes's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 682k–1.9M

best case 4.4M (MiSide)

The Story Rich lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.2M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.2M copies

≈ $5.5M after Steam's cut

from ~38k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.4M copies

MiSide · ≈ $25.5M after Steam's cut

from 140k 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 Psychological Horror + Cute, priced around $15.
The breakout hits carry Cute + 3D + First-Person; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 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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