The Butterfly Collector — sales estimate, player sentiment & game DNA

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~41,743 (P10–P90: 16,697 – 91,835)

Gross revenue: ~$33,887 ($13,555 – $74,552)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Story & writing85% positive · 26 mentions

“A short horror/thriller VN framed around John Fowles' novel, The Collector, in a Chinese setting. I read the book and have seen the movie based on it, though its been a long time admittedly. I remembered well enough to catch references and…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 2 h played

Visuals & audio80% positive · 15 mentions

“A short horror/thriller VN framed around John Fowles' novel, The Collector, in a Chinese setting. I read the book and have seen the movie based on it, though its been a long time admittedly. I remembered well enough to catch references and…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 2 h played

39 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

First-person

Mood & themes

Horror

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

Achievements

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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