How much revenue did Cats and the Other Lives make?

$201k–$541k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cats and the Other Lives sell?

Q: How many copies did Cats and the Other Lives sell?

37k to 60k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 37k–60k; $201k–$541k after Steam's cut $366k–$833k 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 Cats and the Other Lives out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cats and the Other Lives's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 640k–1.5M

best case 3.0M (OMORI)

The Story Rich genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 640k–1.5M copies

≈ $2.0M–$9.4M after Steam's cut

from ~19k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.3M–3.8M copies

OMORI · ≈ $12.7M–$34.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (5 of 8) and Anime (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Psychological Horror + Story Rich, priced around $20.
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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