How much revenue did Death Must Die make?

An estimated 997k to 2.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Death Must Die sell?

Q: How many copies did Death Must Die sell?

An estimated 519k to 843k copies, based on its 22k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 519k–843k; $997k–$2.7M net $1.8M–$4.1M gross; from 22k reviews (Very 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 Death Must Die out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Death Must Die's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 955k–3.2M

best case 8.3M (Vampire Survivors)

The Action Roguelike lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.3M copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game

≈ 1.3M copies

≈ $6.2M after Steam's cut

from ~40k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.3M copies

Vampire Survivors · ≈ $16.0M after Steam's cut

from 264k 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 Action Roguelike + Bullet Hell, priced around $5.
3 of your 4 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.
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
Vampire Survivors 2022	Est. copies ≈ 6.3M–10.3M 6.6x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $8.7M–$23.4M net $15.8M–$35.9M gross	$4.99	264k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action RoguelikeBullet Hell +6
Halls of Torment 2024	Est. copies ≈ 758k–1.2M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.4M–$3.7M net $2.5M–$5.7M gross	$6.66	32k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action RoguelikeRogue-lite +6
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor 2025	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.9M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.1M–$11.0M net $7.5M–$17.0M gross	$12.99	48k reviews Very Positive	DwarfAction Roguelike +6
Soulstone Survivors 2025	Est. copies ≈ 638k–1.0M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.6M–$7.1M net $4.8M–$10.9M gross	$14.99	27k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeBullet Hell +6