How much revenue did Enigma of Fear make?

$2.1M–$5.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Enigma of Fear sell?

Q: How many copies did Enigma of Fear sell?

257k to 417k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 257k–417k; $2.1M–$5.7M after Steam's cut $3.9M–$8.8M before Steam's cut; from 10k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Enigma of Fear and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Enigma of Fear's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 111k–185k

best case 27.4M (Phasmophobia)

Games like Enigma of Fear

A typical game among these

≈ 111k–185k copies

≈ $771k–$1.3M after Steam's cut

from ~3k 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: Phasmophobia at ≈ 20.9M–33.9M copies, ≈ $114.8M–$308.5M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 1k reviews in their first month; the range was 23 to 40k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Horror (5 of 8) and Detective (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horror + Psychological Horror, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Co-op + VR + Online Co-Op; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 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 70 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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Phasmophobia 2020	Est. copies ≈ 20.9M–33.9M 241x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $114.8M–$308.5M after Steam's cut $208.6M–$474.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	842k reviews Very Positive	HorrorOnline Co-Op
Ghost Exorcism INC. 2021	Est. copies ≈ 135k–219k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $445k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $809k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$11.99	5k reviews Mostly Positive	MultiplayerOnline Co-Op
The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication 2024	Est. copies ≈ 83k–134k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $567k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before Steam's cut	$24.99	3k reviews Very Positive	MysteryStory Rich
At Dead Of Night 2020	Est. copies ≈ 89k–145k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $391k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $711k–$1.6M before Steam's cut	$15.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Survival Horror Horror
The Painscreek Killings 2017	Est. copies ≈ 221k–358k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before Steam's cut	$19.99	6k reviews Very Positive	InvestigationMystery
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened 2023	Est. copies ≈ 75k–122k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $823k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.4M before Steam's cut	$39.99	3k reviews Very Positive	DetectiveLovecraftian
Tails Noir 2021	Est. copies ≈ 87k–141k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $595k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.5M before Steam's cut	$24.99	3k reviews Mixed	DetectivePixel Graphics
Detective Grimoire 2014	Est. copies ≈ 147k–239k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $282k–$759k after Steam's cut $513k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$6.99	3k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ExplorationPoint & Click