How many copies did Chinese Characters sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 54 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Chinese Characters make?

Chinese Characters is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Chinese Characters?

Estimated owners: ≈ 1k–2k; from 54 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 Chinese Characters out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chinese Characters's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 39.0M–89.3M

best case 126.0M (Grand Theft Auto V Legacy)

The First-Person 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

≈ 39.0M–89.3M copies

≈ $289.4M–$728.0M after Steam's cut

from ~1.2M reviews

Best case

≈ 96.0M–156.0M copies

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (3 of 8) and Action RPG (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Crime. The breakout hits carry Crime + Automobile Sim + Open World; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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