Dear Esther: Landmark Edition sales estimate

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is an adventure game by The Chinese Room and Robert Briscoe, released on Steam on February 14, 2017 at $9.99. It has 2,508 Steam reviews (Mostly Positive, 79% positive). Markan estimates it has sold between 75k and 188k copies on Steam, for $261k to $653k in net revenue.

Estimated lifetime sales and revenue

	Low	Medium	High
Copies sold	75,240	132,924	188,100
Net revenue (USD)	$261,393	$461,794	$653,482

Steam doesn't publish sales. These estimates multiply the number of reviews by a factor that depends on the release year (the Boxleiter method). Net revenue is what's left of list price × sales after refunds, regional pricing, discounts, sales tax and Steam's 30% cut, before any publisher's share. Treat them as a ballpark for comparing games, not as reported figures.

Steam facts

Developer	The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
Publisher	Secret Mode
Release date	February 14, 2017
Price	$9.99 (US list price)
Reviews	2,508 · Mostly Positive · 79% positive
Genres	Adventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Platforms	Windows, macOS
Links	Steam store page · Website

AdventureAtmosphericCasualExplorationFirst-PersonGreat SoundtrackHorrorIndieInteractive FictionInvestigationLinearMysteryOpen WorldPsychological HorrorPuzzleRelaxingShortSingleplayerStory RichWalking Simulator

Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.From the Steam store page

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