How much revenue did Paws of Coal make?

$3k–$7k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Paws of Coal sell?

Q: How many copies did Paws of Coal sell?

2k to 3k copies, based on its 76 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$10k before the cut; from 76 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 Paws of Coal out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Paws of Coal's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 458k–1.1M

best case 2.5M (L.A. Noire)

The Detective 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

≈ 458k–1.1M copies

≈ $3.3M–$8.2M after Steam's cut

from ~18k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.9M–3.1M copies

L.A. Noire · ≈ $10.5M–$28.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Detective (8 of 8) and Mystery (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Detective + Crime, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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