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How many copies did Night of the Dead sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 294k–478k
$2.4M–$6.5M after Steam's cut $4.4M–$10.0M before the cut
from 12k 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 Night of the Dead out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Night of the Dead's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.0M–20.1M
best case 27.2M (The Forest)
Games like Night of the Dead

The middle of these games

≈ 4.0M–20.1M copies

≈ $41.8M–$218.1M after Steam's cut

from ~155k 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: The Forest at ≈ 20.7M–33.6M copies, ≈ $113.8M–$305.9M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here
About half the games that made it here had over 114k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 12k to 327k.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Survival (7 of 8) and Zombies (7 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
The era
The games you compared span 2009 to 2025, and 2 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

The Forest
2018
Est. copies
≈ 20.7M–33.6M
4.4x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$113.8M–$305.9M after Steam's cut $206.9M–$470.7M before the cut
$19.99
681k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Project Zomboid
2013
Est. copies
≈ 30.2M–49.0M
3.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$207.3M–$557.3M after Steam's cut $376.9M–$857.4M before the cut
$24.99
477k reviews
Very Positive
SurvivalZombies
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
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
METAL GEAR SURVIVE
2018
Est. copies
≈ 173k–281k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.4M–$3.8M after Steam's cut $2.6M–$5.9M before the cut
$29.99
6k reviews
Mixed
SurvivalAction
They Are Billions
2019
Est. copies
≈ 1.5M–2.4M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$12.2M–$32.8M after Steam's cut $22.2M–$50.5M before the cut
$29.99
51k reviews
Very Positive
Base-BuildingColony Sim
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
2009
Est. copies
≈ 9.8M–16.0M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$13.5M–$36.2M after Steam's cut $24.5M–$55.8M before the cut
$4.99
155k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Tower DefenseZombies
7 Days to Die
2024
Est. copies
≈ 9.9M–16.1M
2.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$122.7M–$330.0M after Steam's cut $223.1M–$507.7M before the cut
$44.99
400k reviews
Very Positive
SurvivalZombies

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