How much revenue did Zero Escape: The Nonary Games make?

$2.1M–$5.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Zero Escape: The Nonary Games sell?

Q: How many copies did Zero Escape: The Nonary Games sell?

249k to 405k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 249k–405k; $2.1M–$5.5M after Steam's cut $3.7M–$8.5M before the cut; from 7k 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 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Zero Escape: The Nonary Games's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–2.0M

best case 3.4M (Mirror)

The Story Rich 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

≈ 1.4M–2.0M copies

≈ $6.1M–$17.4M after Steam's cut

from ~39k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.6M–4.2M copies

Mirror · ≈ $1.4M–$3.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (6 of 8) and Anime (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sexual Content + Nudity, priced around $2. The breakout hits carry Hentai + NSFW + Female Protagonist; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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