How much revenue did Black Book make?

$1.1M–$3.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Black Book sell?

Q: How many copies did Black Book sell?

166k to 269k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 166k–269k; $1.1M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.7M 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 Black Book out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Black Book's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 23k–167k

best case 998k (觅长生)

The Turn-Based Tactics genre

4 of your 8 similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 23k–167k copies

≈ $178k–$1.5M after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 760k–1.2M copies

觅长生 · ≈ $3.1M–$8.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Turn-Based Tactics (5 of 8) and Roguelike Deckbuilder (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Martial Arts, priced around $15.
The era: Only 3 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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