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How many copies did Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 246k–400k
$1.7M–$4.6M net $3.1M–$7.0M gross
from 5k reviews (Mixed)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10.0M–27.7M
best case 39.9M (Wallpaper Engine)
The First-Person lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 20.9M copies.

A typical game
≈ 20.9M copies
≈ $151.9M after Steam's cut
from ~356k 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 2020, 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

2004
Est. copies
≈ 14.3M–23.3M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$39.3M–$105.8M net $71.5M–$162.8M gross
$9.99
275k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
FPSAction +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 5.7M–9.2M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$46.9M–$126.2M net $85.3M–$194.2M gross
$29.99
216k reviews
Very Positive
FPSAction +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 7.7M–12.5M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
223k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Psychological HorrorVisual Novel +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 17.5M–28.4M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$288.6M–$776.0M net $524.8M–$1193.9M gross
$59.99
437k reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeDark Fantasy +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 7.5M–12.2M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$82.3M–$221.4M net $149.7M–$340.6M gross
$39.99
260k reviews
Very Positive
Great SoundtrackFPS +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 22.8M–37.0M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$156.4M–$420.4M net $284.3M–$646.8M gross
$24.99
490k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ZombiesSurvival Horror +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 20.6M–33.4M
1.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$113.1M–$304.1M net $205.7M–$467.9M gross
$19.99
677k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 30.4M–49.4M
2.8x 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

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