How much revenue did PataNoir make?

$2k–$5k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did PataNoir sell?

Q: How many copies did PataNoir sell?

640 to 1k copies, based on its 16 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 640–1k; $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before the cut; from 16 reviews (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 PataNoir out and predicted the genre from its 7 similar games. Every figure here, including PataNoir's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–2.8M

best case 3.6M (Mirror 2: Project X)

The Story Rich genre

All 7 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

≈ 1.2M–2.8M copies

≈ $1.3M–$8.1M after Steam's cut

from ~36k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.8M–4.5M copies

Mirror 2: Project X · ≈ $1.5M–$4.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (3 of 7) and Visual Novel (3 of 7).
The winners: Winners here lead with Match 3 + Anime, priced around $2.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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