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How big is Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱 Prototype?
Estimated owners
≈ 4k–6k
from 149 reviews (Mostly Positive)

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 Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱 Prototype out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱 Prototype's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.2M–2.4M
best case 28.9M (Phasmophobia)
The Atmospheric lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 2.3M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 2.3M copies
≈ $18.0M after Steam's cut
from ~54k reviews
Best case
≈ 28.9M copies
Phasmophobia · ≈ $223.1M after Steam's cut
from 833k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it, and 2 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 Horror + Online Co-Op, priced around $20.
  • The breakout hits carry Online Co-Op + Co-op + Supernatural; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2010 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
≈ 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
2020
Est. copies
≈ 22.0M–35.8M
15x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$121.0M–$325.2M net $219.9M–$500.3M gross
$19.99
833k reviews
Very Positive
HorrorOnline Co-Op +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 1.6M–2.7M
too small to compare
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.2M–$6.0M net $4.1M–$9.3M gross
$4.99
31k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
PuzzleMystery +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 1.7M–2.7M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$11.5M–$31.0M net $20.9M–$47.6M gross
$24.99
55k reviews
Very Positive
ManagementDifficult +6
2010
Est. copies
≈ 1.8M–3.0M
too small to compare
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$10.1M–$27.3M net $18.4M–$42.0M gross
$19.99
35k reviews
Very Positive
HorrorGore +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 1.3M–2.2M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$9.1M–$24.5M net $16.6M–$37.8M gross
$24.99
55k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ExplorationFishing +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 1.8M–2.9M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$9.7M–$26.2M net $17.7M–$40.3M gross
$19.99
52k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Story RichAtmospheric +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 2.4M–3.9M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$19.8M–$53.2M net $36.0M–$81.9M gross
$29.99
52k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
HorrorPsychological Horror +6

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