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How many copies did FOREST OF THE DEAD sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 99–161
$163–$439 after Steam's cut $297–$675 before the cut
from 4 reviews (4 user reviews)
Thin evidence: 4 reviews. That range swings on one or two people, so read it as a hint, not a measurement.

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 FOREST OF THE DEAD out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including FOREST OF THE DEAD's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.1M–6.4M
best case 8.4M (Resident Evil 2)
Games like FOREST OF THE DEAD

The middle of these games

≈ 4.1M–6.4M copies

≈ $60.9M–$103.1M after Steam's cut

from ~126k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Resident Evil 2 at ≈ 6.4M–10.4M copies, ≈ $70.1M–$188.4M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here
About half the games that made it here had over 42k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 12k to 114k.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Zombies (8 of 8) and Horror (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Zombies + Survival Horror, priced around $40.
The era
The games you compared span 2009 to 2025, and 1 of your 8 shipped in the last two years.
How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Resident Evil 3
2020
Est. copies
≈ 3.1M–5.1M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$34.2M–$92.0M after Steam's cut $62.2M–$141.5M before the cut
$39.99
125k reviews
Very Positive
ActionZombies
Resident Evil 2
2019
Est. copies
≈ 6.4M–10.4M
1.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$70.1M–$188.4M after Steam's cut $127.4M–$289.8M before the cut
$39.99
221k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ZombiesSurvival Horror
Resident Evil Village
2021
Est. copies
≈ 3.8M–6.2M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$41.8M–$112.3M after Steam's cut $76.0M–$172.8M before the cut
$39.99
153k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
2017
Est. copies
≈ 4.3M–7.1M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$23.9M–$64.1M after Steam's cut $43.4M–$98.7M before the cut
$19.99
126k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
2022
Est. copies
≈ 5.4M–8.8M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$89.6M–$240.8M after Steam's cut $162.8M–$370.5M before the cut
$59.99
219k reviews
Mostly Positive
Open WorldCo-op
Killing Floor
2009
Est. copies
≈ 4.4M–7.1M
too small to compare
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$23.9M–$64.3M after Steam's cut $43.5M–$99.0M before the cut
$19.99
69k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
FPSZombies
SCUM
2025
Est. copies
≈ 3.1M–5.1M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$38.8M–$104.2M after Steam's cut $70.5M–$160.3M before the cut
$44.99
126k reviews
Mostly Positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival Craft
Days Gone
2021
Est. copies
≈ 2.9M–4.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$31.8M–$85.5M after Steam's cut $57.8M–$131.5M before the cut
$39.99
117k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldZombies

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