How much revenue did Tales From The Arcade: Starship Murder make?

$631–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Tales From The Arcade: Starship Murder sell?

Q: How many copies did Tales From The Arcade: Starship Murder sell?

768 to 1k copies, based on its 32 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 768–1k; $631–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before the cut; from 32 reviews (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 Tales From The Arcade: Starship Murder out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tales From The Arcade: Starship Murder's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 108k–280k

best case 428k (Yog-Sothoth’s Yard)

The Visual Novel 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

≈ 108k–280k copies

≈ $612k–$1.8M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 326k–530k copies

Yog-Sothoth’s Yard · ≈ $986k–$2.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Visual Novel (4 of 8) and Anime (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Dating Sim, priced around $11.
The era: The games you compared span 2019 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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