How much revenue did BLACKSHARD make?

An estimated 43k to 116k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did BLACKSHARD sell?

Q: How many copies did BLACKSHARD sell?

An estimated 10k to 17k copies, based on its 436 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 10k–17k; $43k–$116k net $78k–$178k gross; from 436 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 BLACKSHARD out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including BLACKSHARD's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 347k–1.5M

best case 2.3M (What Remains of Edith Finch)

The Walking Simulator lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 968k copies.

A typical game

≈ 968k copies

≈ $6.8M after Steam's cut

from ~15k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.3M copies

What Remains of Edith Finch · ≈ $18.0M after Steam's cut

from 52k 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 Story Rich + Atmospheric, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2013 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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