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How many copies did Dread Hunger sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 1.1M–1.8M
from 46k 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 Dread Hunger out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dread Hunger's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 330k–2.9M
best case 29.4M (Among Us)
The Multiplayer lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 555k copies.

A typical game
≈ 555k copies
≈ $2.8M after Steam's cut
from ~16k reviews
Best case
≈ 29.4M copies
Among Us · ≈ $56.7M after Steam's cut
from 737k reviews

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 Multiplayer + Social Deduction, priced around $5.
  • The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, 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.

Similar games

2017
Est. copies
≈ 3.2M–5.2M
6.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
92k reviews
Mostly Positive
PvPMultiplayer +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 269k–437k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
11k reviews
Very Positive
MultiplayerHorror +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 1.9M–3.1M
2.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.6M–$7.0M net $4.7M–$10.7M gross
$4.99
36k reviews
Very Positive
MultiplayerStrategy +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 22.4M–36.4M
48x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$30.8M–$82.7M net $55.9M–$127.2M gross
$4.99
737k reviews
Very Positive
MultiplayerSocial Deduction +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 199k–324k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
8k reviews
Very Positive
Survival HorrorInvestigation +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 549k–893k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$1.5M–$4.1M net $2.7M–$6.2M gross
$9.99
19k reviews
Very Positive
Team-BasedSnow +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 188k–306k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.0M–$2.8M net $1.9M–$4.3M gross
$19.99
8k reviews
Very Positive
Social DeductionHeist +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 296k–482k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$814k–$2.2M net $1.5M–$3.4M gross
$9.99
12k reviews
Mostly Positive
HorrorMultiplayer +6

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