How much revenue did L.A. Noire make?

$10.5M–$28.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did L.A. Noire sell?

Q: How many copies did L.A. Noire sell?

1.9M to 3.1M copies, based on its 37k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.9M–3.1M; $10.5M–$28.1M after Steam's cut $19.0M–$43.3M before the cut; from 37k 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 L.A. Noire out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including L.A. Noire's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 150k–211k

best case 583k (Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator)

The Detective genre

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

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

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

A typical game

≈ 150k–211k copies

≈ $1.6M–$2.3M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 444k–722k copies

Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator · ≈ $3.1M–$8.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Detective (7 of 8) and Crime (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Detective + Crime, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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