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How many copies did Definitely Not Fried Chicken sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 61k–99k
$417k–$1.1M net $759k–$1.7M gross
from 3k reviews (Mostly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Definitely Not Fried Chicken out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Definitely Not Fried Chicken's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 506k–806k
best case 9.6M (Schedule I)
The Simulation lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 585k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 585k copies
≈ $5.4M after Steam's cut
from ~18k reviews
Best case
≈ 9.6M copies
Schedule I · ≈ $74.5M after Steam's cut
from 306k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering
  • Winners here lead with Simulation + Co-op, priced around $20.
  • The breakout hits carry Co-op + First-Person + Multiplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2016 to 2025, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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2022
Est. copies
≈ 235k–382k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$322k–$866k net $586k–$1.3M gross
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10k reviews
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ManagementCooking +6
2020
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≈ 1.0M–1.7M
2.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
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2025
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≈ 7.3M–11.9M
17x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
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Overwhelmingly Positive
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2020
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≈ 553k–899k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
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$3.0M–$8.2M net $5.5M–$12.6M gross
$19.99
21k reviews
Very Positive
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2023
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AdventureDriving +6
2021
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≈ 327k–531k
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$39.99
13k reviews
Mixed
StrategyBase-Building +6
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Est. copies
≈ 675k–1.1M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
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$2.8M–$7.5M net $5.1M–$11.5M gross
$14.99
20k reviews
Very Positive
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2016
Est. copies
≈ 446k–725k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
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$14.99
11k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyManagement +6

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