Steam market intelligence
Homicipher
97% positive · 8,340 Steam reviews · released Nov 1, 2024 · by 八名木Games
HorrorOtomeFemale ProtagonistVisual NovelAtmosphericText-BasedMultiple EndingsChoose Your Own Adventure
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~275k
(P10–P90: 110k – 605k)
Gross revenue: ~$3.2M
(P10–P90: $1.3M – $6.9M)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate
Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 97% positive across 106 stored reviews. Adventure games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4113 games).
Story & writing98% positive · 121 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”
Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 6 h played · Report / request removalVisuals & audio100% positive · 38 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”
Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 6 h played · Report / request removalGameplay & mechanics92% positive · 36 mentions
“everyone is focusing on the spooky boys (which, let me be clear, is a huge part of why this game rocks - they GO for it). but we should also acknowledge that this is one of the best "linguistics-style" learning games out there. i worked in…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 12 h played · Report / request removalPrice & value100% positive · 13 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”
Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 6 h played · Report / request removalContent & longevity92% positive · 12 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”
Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 6 h played · Report / request removal371 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
First-person
Art style
Hand-drawn
Structure
Branching choices
Mood & themes
HorrorAtmosphericDark
How you play together
Single-player
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.