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How many copies did Desert Of The Dead sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 13k–20k
$17k–$46k net $31k–$71k gross
from 435 reviews (Mixed)

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

Does this actually work?

We left Desert Of The Dead out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Desert Of The Dead's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.1M–5.1M
best case 8.5M (Hotline Miami)
The Action lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 4.7M copies.

A typical game
≈ 4.7M copies
≈ $27.1M after Steam's cut
from ~79k reviews
Best case
≈ 8.5M copies
Hotline Miami · ≈ $33.0M after Steam's cut
from 125k reviews

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is too small to compare.

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 Great Soundtrack + Violent, priced around $10.
  • None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2017. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2014
Est. copies
≈ 4.1M–6.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$22.8M–$61.3M net $41.5M–$94.3M gross
$19.99
80k reviews
Very Positive
Post-apocalypticFPS +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 294k–477k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$4.8M–$13.0M net $8.8M–$20.0M gross
$59.99
6k reviews
Mostly Negative
MultiplayerFPS +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 3.6M–5.8M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$14.7M–$39.6M net $26.8M–$60.9M gross
$14.99
89k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Bullet HellAction Roguelike +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 6.5M–10.6M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$17.9M–$48.1M net $32.5M–$73.9M gross
$9.99
125k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Great SoundtrackViolent +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 1.9M–3.0M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$5.1M–$13.7M net $9.3M–$21.1M gross
$9.99
54k reviews
Mostly Positive
Card GameMultiplayer +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 2.8M–4.6M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$11.6M–$31.3M net $21.1M–$48.1M gross
$14.99
61k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
AmericaAction +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 1.8M–2.9M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$6.5M–$17.4M net $11.8M–$26.8M gross
$12.99
39k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
MultiplayerFunny +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 3.7M–5.9M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$15.1M–$40.5M net $27.4M–$62.4M gross
$14.99
79k reviews
Very Positive
Great SoundtrackGore +6

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