How much revenue did DREDGE make?

An estimated 9.1M to 24.5M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did DREDGE sell?

Q: How many copies did DREDGE sell?

An estimated 1.3M to 2.2M copies, based on its 55k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.3M–2.2M; $9.1M–$24.5M net $16.6M–$37.7M gross; from 55k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 DREDGE out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including DREDGE's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.9M–8.1M

best case 17.5M (Valheim)

The Exploration lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 4.0M copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game

≈ 4.0M copies

≈ $37.3M after Steam's cut

from ~104k reviews

Best case

≈ 17.5M copies

Valheim · ≈ $135.0M after Steam's cut

from 537k 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 Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2015 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.

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