How much revenue did Insomnia: Theater in the Head make?

$52k–$139k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Insomnia: Theater in the Head sell?

Q: How many copies did Insomnia: Theater in the Head sell?

76k to 123k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 76k–123k; $52k–$139k after Steam's cut $94k–$215k before Steam's cut; from 3k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Insomnia: Theater in the Head and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Insomnia: Theater in the Head's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 100k–187k

best case 1.3M (The Coffin of Andy and Leyley)

Games like Insomnia: Theater in the Head

A typical game among these

≈ 100k–187k copies

≈ $288k–$673k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: The Coffin of Andy and Leyley at ≈ 982k–1.6M copies, ≈ $3.2M–$8.7M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 4k reviews in their first month; the range was 136 to 5k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Point & Click (6 of 8) and Story Rich (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Story Rich, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Psychological Horror + Visual Novel + Story Rich; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2012 to 2023, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes 2012	Est. copies ≈ 219k–355k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.2M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before Steam's cut	$19.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Point & ClickAdventure
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The Coffin of Andy and Leyley 2023	Est. copies ≈ 982k–1.6M 17x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.2M–$8.7M after Steam's cut $5.9M–$13.4M before Steam's cut	$11.99	40k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PsychologicalDark Comedy
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut 2023	Est. copies ≈ 856k–1.4M 15x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $4.2M–$11.4M after Steam's cut $7.7M–$17.5M before Steam's cut	$17.99	35k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Visual NovelChoices Matter
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