How much revenue did BAD END THEATER make?

$674k–$1.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did BAD END THEATER sell?

Q: How many copies did BAD END THEATER sell?

245k to 398k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 245k–398k; $674k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.8M before the cut; from 10k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 BAD END THEATER out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including BAD END THEATER's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.7M–2.4M

best case 4.2M (Persona 5 Royal)

The Anime 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

≈ 1.7M–2.4M copies

≈ $6.7M–$20.1M after Steam's cut

from ~60k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.2M–5.3M copies

Persona 5 Royal · ≈ $53.4M–$143.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Anime (6 of 8) and Dating Sim (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with JRPG + Story Rich, priced around $60. The breakout hits carry Turn-Based Combat + JRPG + Great Soundtrack; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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