How much revenue did THE LONGING make?

An estimated 803k to 2.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did THE LONGING sell?

Q: How many copies did THE LONGING sell?

An estimated 195k to 317k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 195k–317k; $803k–$2.2M net $1.5M–$3.3M gross; from 7k 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 LONGING out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including THE LONGING's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 484k–630k

best case 1.6M (Life is Strange 2)

The Choices Matter lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 550k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 550k copies

≈ $2.5M after Steam's cut

from ~14k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.6M copies

Life is Strange 2

from 40k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits far above it.

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 Choices Matter + Story Rich, priced around $17.
The breakout hits carry Great Soundtrack + Atmospheric; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, 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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