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How many copies did Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 104k–170k
$1.4M–$3.9M after Steam's cut $2.6M–$5.9M before the cut
from 4k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 294k–381k
best case 1.7M (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy)
The Mystery genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

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

A typical game
≈ 294k–381k copies
≈ $3.0M–$4.9M after Steam's cut
from ~9k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.3M–2.1M copies
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy · ≈ $10.5M–$28.2M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Mystery (8 of 8) and Story Rich (8 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Visual Novel + Detective, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Great Soundtrack + Singleplayer + Anime; a typical game here doesn't.
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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