How much revenue did The Case of the Golden Idol make?

$1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Case of the Golden Idol sell?

Q: How many copies did The Case of the Golden Idol sell?

259k to 420k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 259k–420k; $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.3M before the cut; from 11k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left The Case of the Golden Idol out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Case of the Golden Idol's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 678k–1.2M

best case 28.9M (Phasmophobia)

The Story Rich genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 678k–1.2M copies

≈ $2.9M–$6.9M after Steam's cut

from ~24k reviews

Best case

≈ 22.0M–35.8M copies

Phasmophobia · ≈ $121.1M–$325.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (5 of 8) and Detective (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horror + Psychological Horror, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Supernatural + VR + Online Co-Op; 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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