How much revenue did 9-nine-:Episode 3 make?

$149k–$400k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did 9-nine-:Episode 3 sell?

Q: How many copies did 9-nine-:Episode 3 sell?

27k to 44k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 27k–44k; $149k–$400k after Steam's cut $270k–$615k before the cut; from 1k 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 9-nine-:Episode 3 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including 9-nine-:Episode 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–1.9M

best case 10.1M (Doki Doki Literature Club!)

The Dating Sim 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

≈ 1.4M–1.9M copies

≈ $5.8M–$14.6M after Steam's cut

from ~49k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.7M–12.5M copies

Doki Doki Literature Club!

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Dating Sim (7 of 8) and Visual Novel (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Psychological Horror + Visual Novel, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Psychological Horror + Horror + Free to Play; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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