How much revenue did Detective Ridelle make?

$9k–$23k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Detective Ridelle sell?

Q: How many copies did Detective Ridelle sell?

2k to 3k copies, based on its 88 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $9k–$23k after Steam's cut $16k–$36k before the cut; from 88 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 Detective Ridelle out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Detective Ridelle's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 255k–327k

best case 352k (AI: The Somnium Files)

The Puzzle genre

5 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

≈ 255k–327k copies

≈ $1.5M–$3.0M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 268k–436k copies

AI: The Somnium Files · ≈ $1.5M–$4.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 12 to 241 reviews in their first month.; Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (6 of 8) and Anime (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Visual Novel + Anime, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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