How many copies did Chinese Characters sell?

An estimated 1k to 2k copies, based on its 53 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Chinese Characters make?

Chinese Characters is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Chinese Characters?

Estimated owners: ≈ 1k–2k; from 53 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 Chinese Characters out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chinese Characters's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 38.9M–89.1M

best case 125.9M (Grand Theft Auto V Legacy)

The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 71.3M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 71.3M copies

≈ $366.6M after Steam's cut

from ~1.2M reviews

Best case

≈ 125.9M copies

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

from 2.1M 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 Open World + Action, priced around $10.
The breakout hits carry Crime + Automobile Sim + Open World; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2006 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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