How much revenue did The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark make?

$202k–$544k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark sell?

Q: How many copies did The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark sell?

49k to 80k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 49k–80k; $202k–$544k after Steam's cut $368k–$837k before the cut; from 2k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.5M–2.2M

best case 4.9M (Disco Elysium - The Final Cut)

The Detective 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

≈ 1.5M–2.2M copies

≈ $11.9M–$17.5M after Steam's cut

from ~37k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.7M–6.0M copies

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut · ≈ $40.8M–$109.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Detective (8 of 8) and Story Rich (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Story Rich + Choices Matter, priced around $40. The breakout hits carry Choices Matter + Isometric + RPG; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2019, a genre with a long track record.

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

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