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How many copies did The Day Before sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 557k–905k
from 23k reviews (Overwhelmingly Negative)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 25.5M–39.9M
best case 36.2M (HELLDIVERS™ 2)
The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 36.2M copies.

A typical game
≈ 36.2M copies
≈ $197.7M after Steam's cut
from ~1000k reviews
Best case
≈ 36.2M copies
HELLDIVERS™ 2 · ≈ $559.5M after Steam's cut
from 1.1M reviews

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are 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 Online Co-Op + PvE, priced around $40.
  • The games you compared span 2009 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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2017
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≈ 19.4M–31.5M
SteamSpy 50M–100M
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564k reviews
Very Positive
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2018
Est. copies
≈ 30.4M–49.4M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$41.7M–$112.1M net $75.8M–$172.5M gross
$4.99
1000k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
MatureUtilities +6
2009
Est. copies
≈ 54.3M–88.2M
SteamSpy 50M–100M
Est. revenue
$149.1M–$400.9M net $271.1M–$616.8M gross
$9.99
1.0M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ZombiesCo-op +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 75k–122k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$826k–$2.2M net $1.5M–$3.4M gross
$39.99
3k reviews
Mixed
FPSAction +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 27.6M–44.8M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$303.4M–$815.6M net $551.6M–$1254.8M gross
$39.99
1.1M reviews
Mostly Positive
Online Co-OpPvE +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 42k–69k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
2k reviews
Mixed
Extraction ShooterLoot +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 7.9M–12.9M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$65.3M–$175.6M net $118.8M–$270.2M gross
$29.99
275k reviews
Mostly Positive
Open WorldExtraction Shooter +6
2025
Est. copies
≈ 19k–31k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$37k–$99k net $67k–$153k gross
$6.99
800 reviews
Very Positive
Early AccessAction +6

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