How much revenue did Sherlock Holmes Chapter One make?

$1.4M–$3.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sherlock Holmes Chapter One sell?

Q: How many copies did Sherlock Holmes Chapter One sell?

110k to 179k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 110k–179k; $1.4M–$3.7M after Steam's cut $2.5M–$5.6M before the cut; from 4k reviews (Mostly 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 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sherlock Holmes Chapter One's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–5.0M

best case 9.6M (Batman™: Arkham Knight)

The Detective 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

≈ 1.1M–5.0M copies

≈ $9.2M–$49.1M after Steam's cut

from ~51k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.3M–11.9M copies

Batman™: Arkham Knight · ≈ $40.3M–$108.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Detective (5 of 8) and Open World (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Superhero, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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