Sign in
wishvane

How big is The Monster Inside?

Estimated owners
≈ 72k–117k
from 2k 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 Monster Inside out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Monster Inside's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.9M–5.0M
best case 10.1M (Doki Doki Literature Club!)
The Anime 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
≈ 1.9M–5.0M copies
≈ $8.2M–$62.2M after Steam's cut
from ~82k reviews
Best case
≈ 7.7M–12.5M copies
Doki Doki Literature Club!
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Anime (5 of 8) and Story Rich (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Psychological Horror + Visual Novel.
The era
The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

Similar games

Doki Doki Literature Club!
2017
Est. copies
≈ 7.7M–12.5M
2.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
224k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Everlasting Summer
2014
Est. copies
≈ 4.0M–6.6M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
78k reviews
Very Positive
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
2019
Est. copies
≈ 3.7M–6.0M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$40.8M–$109.8M after Steam's cut $74.2M–$168.9M before the cut
$39.99
129k reviews
Very Positive
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
2022
Est. copies
≈ 1.4M–2.2M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$6.0M–$16.1M after Steam's cut $10.9M–$24.8M before the cut
$15.99
57k reviews
Very Positive
Persona 5 Royal
2022
Est. copies
≈ 3.2M–5.3M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$53.4M–$143.6M after Steam's cut $97.1M–$221.0M before the cut
$59.99
135k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Persona 4 Golden
2020
Est. copies
≈ 2.3M–3.7M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$12.5M–$33.6M after Steam's cut $22.7M–$51.7M before the cut
$19.99
86k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
JRPGGreat Soundtrack
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
2024
Est. copies
≈ 1.4M–2.3M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.9M–$10.6M after Steam's cut $7.1M–$16.3M before the cut
$9.99
60k reviews
Very Positive
Visual NovelHistorical
Love Is All Around
2023
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.8M
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

Sizing up your own game? See what its genre can realistically do before you build it.