How much revenue did You, Calligrapher make?

$2k–$6k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did You, Calligrapher sell?

Q: How many copies did You, Calligrapher sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 48 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$9k before the cut; from 48 reviews (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 You, Calligrapher out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including You, Calligrapher's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 60k–145k

best case 278k (Scribble It!)

The Simulation genre

6 of your 8 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

≈ 60k–145k copies

≈ $409k–$644k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 212k–345k copies

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The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 1 to 2k reviews in their first month.; Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (4 of 8) and Typing (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Word Game + Comedy.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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