How much revenue did Desktop Kanojo make?

$35k–$95k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Desktop Kanojo sell?

Q: How many copies did Desktop Kanojo sell?

43k to 70k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 43k–70k; $35k–$95k after Steam's cut $64k–$147k 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.

Does this actually work?

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–4.8M

best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)

The Software 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

≈ 1.2M–4.8M copies

≈ $10.2M–$31.8M after Steam's cut

from ~64k reviews

Best case

≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies

Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Software (6 of 8) and Design & Illustration (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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