How much revenue did Late Shift make?

$1.3M–$3.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Late Shift sell?

Q: How many copies did Late Shift sell?

317k to 515k copies, based on its 9k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 317k–515k; $1.3M–$3.5M after Steam's cut $2.4M–$5.4M before the cut; from 9k 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 Late Shift out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Late Shift's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 109k–121k

best case 1.4M (Love Is All Around)

The FMV 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

≈ 109k–121k copies

≈ $467k–$638k after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M–1.8M copies

Love Is All Around · ≈ $3.0M–$8.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on FMV (8 of 8) and Choices Matter (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FMV, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Romance + First-Person; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: Only 2 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
The Complex 2020	Est. copies ≈ 93k–152k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $384k–$1.0M after Steam's cut $699k–$1.6M before the cut	$14.99	4k reviews Mostly Positive	AdventureFMV
Breakout 13 2023	Est. copies ≈ 179k–291k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $492k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $894k–$2.0M before the cut	$9.99	7k reviews Very Positive	FMVInteractive Fiction
Five Hearts Under One Roof 2024	Est. copies ≈ 160k–260k 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $878k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.6M before the cut	$19.99	7k reviews Very Positive	Sexual ContentDating Sim
She Sees Red - Interactive Movie 2019	Est. copies ≈ 91k–148k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $200k–$537k after Steam's cut $363k–$827k before the cut	$7.99	3k reviews Mostly Positive	Choices MatterFMV
Love Is All Around 2023	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M 15x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.0M–$8.1M after Steam's cut $5.5M–$12.5M before the cut	$9.99	46k reviews Very Positive	Dating SimSexual Content
Not For Broadcast 2022	Est. copies ≈ 301k–489k 4.0x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.1M–$5.6M after Steam's cut $3.8M–$8.6M before the cut	$24.99	13k reviews Very Positive	Adventure1980s
Five Dates 2020	Est. copies ≈ 74k–121k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $307k–$825k after Steam's cut $558k–$1.3M before the cut	$14.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Dating SimFMV
Knowledge, or know Lady 2024	Est. copies ≈ 214k–347k 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $411k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $747k–$1.7M before the cut	$6.99	9k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Sexual ContentDating Sim