How much revenue did The Walking Dead make?

An estimated 17.1M to 46.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Walking Dead sell?

Q: How many copies did The Walking Dead sell?

An estimated 4.1M to 6.7M copies, based on its 80k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4.1M–6.7M; $17.1M–$46.0M net $31.1M–$70.8M gross; from 80k 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 The Walking Dead out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Walking Dead's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.8M–27.7M

best case 39.9M (Wallpaper Engine)

The Horror lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 13.5M copies.

A typical game

≈ 13.5M copies

≈ $127.5M after Steam's cut

from ~269k reviews

Best case

≈ 39.9M copies

Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $76.9M after Steam's cut

from 1000k 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 Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
The games you compared span 2004 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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Wallpaper Engine 2018	Est. copies ≈ 30.4M–49.4M 3.7x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $41.7M–$112.1M net $75.8M–$172.5M gross	$4.99	1000k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MatureUtilities +6
Half-Life 2 2004	Est. copies ≈ 14.3M–23.3M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $39.3M–$105.8M net $71.5M–$162.7M gross	$9.99	275k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	FPSAction +6
Resident Evil 4 2023	Est. copies ≈ 6.3M–10.3M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $69.6M–$187.0M net $126.5M–$287.7M gross	$39.99	264k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	HorrorAction +6
The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.6M–33.4M 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $113.1M–$304.1M net $205.6M–$467.8M gross	$19.99	677k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition 2022	Est. copies ≈ 5.2M–8.4M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $85.6M–$230.2M net $155.7M–$354.1M gross	$59.99	216k reviews Mostly Positive	Open WorldCo-op +6
Dying Light 2015	Est. copies ≈ 22.7M–37.0M 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $156.3M–$420.3M net $284.3M–$646.7M gross	$24.99	490k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesSurvival Horror +6
Resident Evil 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 6.2M–10.1M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $68.7M–$184.6M net $124.8M–$284.0M gross	$39.99	217k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesSurvival Horror +6
Black Mesa 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3.8M–6.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $20.8M–$56.0M net $37.8M–$86.1M gross	$19.99	143k reviews Very Positive	FPSRemake +6