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How many copies did CaseCracker sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 82k–134k
$226k–$608k after Steam's cut $411k–$935k before the cut
from 3k reviews (Very 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 CaseCracker out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including CaseCracker's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 134k–142k
best case 659k (Murders on the Yangtze River)
The Detective genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

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

A typical game
≈ 134k–142k copies
≈ $1.6M–$2.5M after Steam's cut
from ~4k reviews
Best case
≈ 502k–816k copies
Murders on the Yangtze River · ≈ $2.1M–$5.6M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Detective (7 of 8) and Mystery (7 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Story Rich, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Puzzle; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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

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