How much revenue did Telling Lies make?

$208k–$559k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Telling Lies sell?

Q: How many copies did Telling Lies sell?

38k to 61k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 38k–61k; $208k–$559k after Steam's cut $378k–$860k before the cut; from 1k reviews (Mixed)

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 Telling Lies out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Telling Lies's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 95k–252k

best case 631k (Her Story)

The Point & Click 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

≈ 95k–252k copies

≈ $334k–$1.2M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 480k–781k copies

Her Story · ≈ $1.3M–$3.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Point & Click (5 of 8) and Detective (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Investigation + Typing, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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