Steam market intelligence
The Salesman
82% positive · 726 Steam reviews · released Nov 13, 2025 · by Backstab Industries
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~32,343
(P10–P90: 12,937 – 71,155)
Gross revenue: ~$132,341
($52,936 – $291,152)
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 & writing61% positive · 57 mentions
“HELLO ITS ME THE.....player, what did you expect. So this was technically one of my first horror games and I did find this from jonny's videos so I will not be glazing it. This game is a good game, its not really very scary. Like its…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 1 h played
Price & value67% positive · 46 mentions
“The game itself is pretty short and not all that much content for $5. For the $5 though, I'd say it's worth picking up. I had an enjoyable time with this game. My only real criticism is that the first part of the game is pretty repetitive…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 1 h played
Content & longevity58% positive · 40 mentions
“HELLO ITS ME THE.....player, what did you expect. So this was technically one of my first horror games and I did find this from jonny's videos so I will not be glazing it. This game is a good game, its not really very scary. Like its…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 1 h played
Gameplay & mechanics51% positive · 35 mentions
“A really solid one-and-done game that you can complete in 1 hour (or in my case, 2, because I streamed it!) Honestly one of the better indie horror games I've played this year. The gameplay loop is very simple, but the true horror comes…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 2 h played
Visuals & audio83% positive · 18 mentions
“The game itself is pretty short and not all that much content for $5. For the $5 though, I'd say it's worth picking up. I had an enjoyable time with this game. My only real criticism is that the first part of the game is pretty repetitive…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 1 h played
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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Business model
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Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.