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How many copies did Homicipher sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 195k–317k
$750k–$2.0M net $1.4M–$3.1M gross
from 8k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

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 Homicipher out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Homicipher's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 64k–101k
best case 264k (Amnesia™: Memories)
The Anime lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 76k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game
≈ 76k copies
≈ $457k after Steam's cut
from ~1k reviews
Best case
≈ 264k copies
Amnesia™: Memories · ≈ $1.0M after Steam's cut
from 4k reviews

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 Otome + Visual Novel, priced around $10.
  • None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2019. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
  • A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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SteamSpy 200k–500k
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3.0x vs typical
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2018
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1.6x vs typical
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