How much revenue did The Roottrees are Dead make?

$1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Roottrees are Dead sell?

Q: How many copies did The Roottrees are Dead sell?

228k to 370k copies, based on its 9k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 228k–370k; $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.2M before the cut; from 9k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 The Roottrees are Dead out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Roottrees are Dead's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.3M–1.9M

best case 1.7M (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy)

The Detective genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 1.3M–1.9M copies

≈ $8.6M–$14.8M after Steam's cut

from ~34k 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 Detective (7 of 8) and Mystery (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Detective + Visual Novel, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Crime + Visual Novel + Anime; a typical game here doesn't.
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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