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How many copies did Tentacle Prawn: (Actually) A Cthulhu Dating Sim sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 72–117
$99–$266 after Steam's cut $180–$409 before the cut
from 3 reviews (3 user reviews)

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 Tentacle Prawn: (Actually) A Cthulhu Dating Sim out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tentacle Prawn: (Actually) A Cthulhu Dating Sim's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 108k–696k
best case 1.0M (Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut)

7 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
≈ 108k–696k copies
≈ $828k–$5.8M after Steam's cut
from ~4k reviews
Best case
≈ 790k–1.3M copies
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut · ≈ $3.9M–$10.5M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Horror (3 of 8) and Lovecraftian (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Visual Novel + Choices Matter, priced around $18.
The era
The games you compared span 2018 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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