How much revenue did Blacksad: Under the Skin make?

$1.1M–$2.9M 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?

199k to 323k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 199k–323k; $1.1M–$2.9M after Steam's cut $2.0M–$4.5M before the cut; 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 Blacksad: Under the Skin out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Blacksad: Under the Skin's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 756k–1.3M

best case 4.9M (Disco Elysium - The Final Cut)

The Story Rich genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 756k–1.3M copies

≈ $3.1M–$7.0M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.7M–6.0M copies

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut · ≈ $40.8M–$109.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on 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.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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