How much revenue did House of Detention make?

$76k–$205k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did House of Detention sell?

Q: How many copies did House of Detention sell?

281k to 456k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 281k–456k; $76k–$205k after Steam's cut $139k–$316k before the cut; from 11k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–4.5M

best case 23.0M (DARK SOULS™ III)

The Story Rich 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–4.5M copies

≈ $10.8M–$52.1M after Steam's cut

from ~40k reviews

Best case

≈ 17.5M–28.5M copies

DARK SOULS™ III · ≈ $288.9M–$776.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (4 of 8) and Dark (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Souls-like + Dark Fantasy, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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