How much revenue did The Operator make?

$780k–$2.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Operator sell?

Q: How many copies did The Operator sell?

203k to 329k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 203k–329k; $780k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before the cut; from 8k reviews (Very 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 The Operator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Operator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 211k–349k

best case 377k (Judgment)

The Investigation genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 211k–349k copies

≈ $1.3M–$3.5M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 287k–466k copies

Judgment · ≈ $3.2M–$8.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 970 to 2k reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Investigation (5 of 8) and Detective (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Beat 'em up + Action-Adventure, priced around $40.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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