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How many copies did ZXC sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 868–1k
$1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before the cut
from 35 reviews (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 ZXC out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ZXC's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 220–2k
best case 26k (√Letter - Root Letter -)
Games like ZXC

The middle of these games

≈ 220–2k copies

≈ $311–$13k after Steam's cut

from ~18 reviews

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

None of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: √Letter - Root Letter - at ≈ 20k–32k copies, ≈ $109k–$294k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here
About half the games that made it here had over 7 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 1 to 88.
Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on 2D Platformer (5 of 8) and Choose Your Own Adventure (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Visual Novel + Anime, priced around $20.
The era
The games you compared span 2017 to 2026, and 3 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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2017
Est. copies
≈ 20k–32k
32x vs typical
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$109k–$294k after Steam's cut $199k–$453k before the cut
$19.99
579 reviews
Mostly Positive
AdventureVisual Novel
Sentimental Death Loop
2023
Est. copies
≈ 5k–8k
10x vs typical
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Est. revenue
$26k–$69k after Steam's cut $47k–$106k before the cut
$19.99
188 reviews
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AdventureSurvival Horror
Consequence
2020
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Est. revenue
$170–$459 after Steam's cut $309–$706 before the cut
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5 reviews
5 user reviews
Time ManipulationAdventure
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≈ 149–242
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Est. revenue
$123–$330 after Steam's cut $223–$507 before the cut
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6 reviews
6 user reviews
SimulationAction
Résop Paz Yandere True ( Rpyt ) ( R-pyt ) ( Resop Paz )
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$239–$640 after Steam's cut $434–$985 before the cut
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2024
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≈ 694–1k
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$954–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before the cut
$5.00
28 reviews
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Choose Your Own Adventure2D Platformer
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≈ 595–967
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$164–$440 after Steam's cut $298–$677 before the cut
$1.00
24 reviews
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桃の華は鮮血に染まる
2023
Est. copies
≈ 298–484
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
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$10.99
12 reviews
Positive
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