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How many copies did Staffer Reborn sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 23k–37k
$31k–$84k after Steam's cut $57k–$129k before the cut
from 945 reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Staffer Reborn out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Staffer Reborn's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 609k–669k
best case 2.5M (L.A. Noire)
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
≈ 609k–669k copies
≈ $1.9M–$4.1M after Steam's cut
from ~20k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.9M–3.1M copies
L.A. Noire · ≈ $10.5M–$28.1M 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 (5 of 8) and Story Rich (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Choices Matter + Story Rich, 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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