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How many copies did Critters for Sale sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 46k–75k
$126k–$339k after Steam's cut $229k–$522k before the cut
from 2k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Critters for Sale out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Critters for Sale's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–47k
best case 134k (Hello Charlotte EP3: Childhood's End)
The Gore genre

2 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game
≈ 2k–47k copies
≈ $5k–$98k after Steam's cut
from ~318 reviews
Best case
≈ 102k–166k copies
Hello Charlotte EP3: Childhood's End · ≈ $112k–$302k after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Gore (5 of 8) and Visual Novel (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Story Rich + Psychological Horror, priced around $4.
The era
The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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