How much revenue did Contradiction: Spot The Liar make?

An estimated 537k to 1.4M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Contradiction: Spot The Liar sell?

Q: How many copies did Contradiction: Spot The Liar sell?

An estimated 150k to 244k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 150k–244k; $537k–$1.4M net $976k–$2.2M gross; from 3k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Contradiction: Spot The Liar out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Contradiction: Spot The Liar's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 47k–57k

best case 630k (Her Story)

The FMV lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 49k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 49k copies

≈ $262k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Best case

≈ 630k copies

Her Story · ≈ $2.4M after Steam's cut

from 10k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits far above it, and 1 is too small to compare.

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 Detective + Investigation, priced around $12.
The breakout hits carry Investigation + Puzzle + Detective; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2009 to 2025, a lane with a long track record.
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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