How much revenue did DayZ make?

An estimated 194.1M to 521.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did DayZ sell?

Q: How many copies did DayZ sell?

An estimated 14.1M to 22.9M copies, based on its 465k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 14.1M–22.9M; $194.1M–$521.9M net $353.0M–$803.0M gross; from 465k 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 DayZ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including DayZ's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 13.4M–28.2M

best case 123.2M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The Survival lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 17.5M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 17.5M copies

≈ $155.3M after Steam's cut

from ~490k reviews

Best case

≈ 123.2M copies

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

from 2.7M reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits far above it.

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 Survival + Multiplayer, priced around $25.
The breakout hits carry PvP + Sandbox; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2011 to 2024, 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

Game	Price	Reviews	Tags	Est. copies	Est. revenue
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 2017	Est. copies ≈ 93.9M–152.5M 5.6x vs typical SteamSpy 100M–200M	Est. revenue Free	Free	2.7M reviews Mixed	SurvivalShooter +6
Valheim 2021	Est. copies ≈ 13.3M–21.6M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $73.2M–$196.8M net $133.1M–$302.8M gross	$19.99	537k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
Terraria 2011	Est. copies ≈ 79.8M–129.7M 3.1x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $219.2M–$589.4M net $398.6M–$906.8M gross	$9.99	1.5M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSandbox +6
Don't Starve Together 2016	Est. copies ≈ 21.5M–34.9M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $88.7M–$238.4M net $161.2M–$366.7M gross	$14.99	538k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalOpen World Survival Craft +6
Deep Rock Galactic 2020	Est. copies ≈ 10.0M–16.2M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $82.2M–$221.1M net $149.5M–$340.1M gross	$29.99	378k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	DwarfCo-op +6
Dying Light 2015	Est. copies ≈ 22.7M–37.0M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $156.3M–$420.3M net $284.3M–$646.7M gross	$24.99	490k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesSurvival Horror +6
Palworld 2024	Est. copies ≈ 10.2M–16.6M SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue $84.2M–$226.5M net $153.1M–$348.4M gross	$29.99	426k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldSurvival +6
Rust 2018	Est. copies ≈ 41.9M–68.1M 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $460.8M–$1239.0M net $837.9M–$1906.2M gross	$39.99	1.4M reviews Very Positive	SurvivalCrafting +6