How much revenue did The Candle make?

An estimated 3k to 7k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Candle sell?

Q: How many copies did The Candle sell?

An estimated 2k to 3k copies, based on its 82 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $3k–$7k net $5k–$11k gross; from 82 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 The Candle out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Candle's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3k–32k

best case 378k (Amnesia: The Bunker)

The Adventure lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 5k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 5k copies

≈ $19k after Steam's cut

from ~162 reviews

Best case

≈ 378k copies

Amnesia: The Bunker · ≈ $3.7M after Steam's cut

from 12k 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 Horror + Survival Horror, priced around $25.
The games you compared span 2019 to 2025, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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