How much revenue did Dark Notes make?

$7k–$19k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dark Notes sell?

Q: How many copies did Dark Notes sell?

3k to 5k copies, based on its 131 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–5k; $7k–$19k after Steam's cut $13k–$29k before the cut; from 131 reviews (Mostly 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 Dark Notes out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dark Notes's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 685k–1.9M

best case 4.4M (MiSide)

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

≈ 685k–1.9M copies

≈ $3.4M–$11.9M after Steam's cut

from ~39k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.4M–5.5M copies

MiSide · ≈ $13.9M–$37.3M 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 Horror (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Psychological Horror + Story Rich, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Cute + 3D + First-Person; a typical game here doesn't.
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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