How much revenue did The Black Watchmen make?

$95k–$256k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Black Watchmen sell?

Q: How many copies did The Black Watchmen sell?

35k to 56k copies, based on its 746 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 35k–56k; $95k–$256k after Steam's cut $173k–$393k before the cut; from 746 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 The Black Watchmen out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Black Watchmen's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 971k–1.3M

best case 2.1M (SUPERHOT)

The First-Person 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

≈ 971k–1.3M copies

≈ $2.3M–$5.8M after Steam's cut

from ~18k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.6M–2.6M copies

SUPERHOT · ≈ $11.1M–$29.9M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (3 of 8) and Simulation (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FPS + Bullet Time, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Action + FPS + Bullet Time; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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