How much revenue did Chionophile make?

$1k–$4k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Chionophile sell?

Q: How many copies did Chionophile sell?

5k to 9k copies, based on its 213 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–9k; $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before Steam's cut; from 213 reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Chionophile and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chionophile's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 156k–235k

best case 425k (Yume Nikki)

Games like Chionophile

A typical game among these

≈ 156k–235k copies

≈ $454k–$1.4M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Yume Nikki at ≈ 324k–526k copies.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 633 reviews in their first month; the range was 410 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Walking Simulator (6 of 8) and Exploration (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with RPGMaker + Psychological Horror.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2012 to 2025, and 2 of the 7 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Dear Esther unreleased	Est. copies ≈ 152k–247k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	6k reviews Mostly Positive	Walking SimulatorIndie
THE LONGING 2020	Est. copies ≈ 185k–301k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $764k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	7k reviews Very Positive	Point & ClickWalking Simulator
1000xRESIST 2024	Est. copies ≈ 175k–284k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $962k–$2.6M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$4.0M before Steam's cut	$19.99	7k reviews Very Positive	Female ProtagonistThriller
Yume Nikki 2018	Est. copies ≈ 324k–526k 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	11k reviews Very Positive	IndieFree to Play
PLAYNE : The Meditation Game 2020	Est. copies ≈ 30k–49k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $125k–$335k after Steam's cut $227k–$515k before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Very Positive	RelaxingSingleplayer
Proteus 2013	Est. copies ≈ 177k–288k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $487k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $886k–$2.0M before Steam's cut	$9.99	3k reviews Mostly Positive	ExplorationWalking Simulator
KARMA: The Dark World 2025	Est. copies ≈ 113k–184k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $779k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before Steam's cut	$24.99	5k reviews Very Positive	Walking Simulator Psychological Horror
Thirty Flights of Loving 2012	Est. copies ≈ 121k–196k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $166k–$445k after Steam's cut $301k–$685k before Steam's cut	$4.99	2k reviews Mixed	First-PersonExperimental