How much revenue did Blacksad: Under the Skin make?

$1.1M–$3.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Blacksad: Under the Skin sell?

Q: How many copies did Blacksad: Under the Skin sell?

201k to 327k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 201k–327k; $1.1M–$3.0M after Steam's cut $2.0M–$4.6M before Steam's cut; from 7k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Blacksad: Under the Skin and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Blacksad: Under the Skin's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 753k–1.4M

best case 5.0M (Disco Elysium - The Final Cut)

Games like Blacksad: Under the Skin

A typical game among these

≈ 753k–1.4M copies

≈ $3.3M–$7.2M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Disco Elysium - The Final Cut at ≈ 3.8M–6.2M copies, ≈ $41.7M–$112.0M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 1k reviews in their first month; the range was 946 to 1k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Story Rich (7 of 8) and Choices Matter (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Story Rich + Choices Matter, priced around $40. The breakout hits carry RPG + Isometric + Atmospheric; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2022, and none of them 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 79 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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The Wolf Among Us 2013	Est. copies ≈ 2.5M–4.1M 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $10.5M–$28.2M after Steam's cut $19.1M–$43.4M before Steam's cut	$14.99	40k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AdventureDetective
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You 2016	Est. copies ≈ 648k–1.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.4M before Steam's cut	$9.99	16k reviews Very Positive	Choices MatterPolitical Sim
Hacknet 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.1M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $3.5M–$9.4M after Steam's cut $6.4M–$14.5M before Steam's cut	$9.99	26k reviews Very Positive	HackingSimulation
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The Test 2020	Est. copies ≈ 499k–810k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $273k–$734k after Steam's cut $496k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$1.99	20k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Choose Your Own AdventureSimulation
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut 2019	Est. copies ≈ 3.8M–6.2M 6.5x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $41.7M–$112.0M after Steam's cut $75.8M–$172.3M before Steam's cut	$39.99	132k reviews Very Positive	RPGStory Rich
Batman - The Telltale Series 2016	Est. copies ≈ 761k–1.2M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.1M–$8.4M after Steam's cut $5.7M–$13.0M before Steam's cut	$14.99	18k reviews Very Positive	Choices MatterAdventure
Heavy Rain 2020	Est. copies ≈ 788k–1.3M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $4.3M–$11.7M after Steam's cut $7.9M–$17.9M before Steam's cut	$19.99	32k reviews Very Positive	Choices MatterStory Rich