How much revenue did Black Ink make?

$200k–$537k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Black Ink sell?

Q: How many copies did Black Ink sell?

21k to 34k copies, based on its 519 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 21k–34k; $200k–$537k after Steam's cut $363k–$826k before the cut; from 519 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 Black Ink out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Black Ink's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 120k–777k

best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)

The Software genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 120k–777k copies

≈ $928k–$20.8M after Steam's cut

from ~7k reviews

Best case

≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies

Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Software (8 of 8) and Design & Illustration (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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