How much revenue did Strange Horticulture make?

$1.7M–$4.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Strange Horticulture sell?

Q: How many copies did Strange Horticulture sell?

379k to 617k copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 379k–617k; $1.7M–$4.5M after Steam's cut $3.0M–$6.9M before the cut; from 16k 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 Strange Horticulture out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Strange Horticulture's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 558k–659k

best case 2.5M (L.A. Noire)

The Mystery 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

≈ 558k–659k copies

≈ $2.4M–$3.8M after Steam's cut

from ~18k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.9M–3.1M copies

L.A. Noire · ≈ $10.5M–$28.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Mystery (7 of 8) and Puzzle (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mystery, priced around $13. The breakout hits carry Horror; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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