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How many copies did All Noobs must die sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 99–161
$81–$219 after Steam's cut $148–$337 before the cut
from 4 reviews (4 user reviews)
Thin evidence: 4 reviews. That range swings on one or two people, so read it as a hint, not a measurement.

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 All Noobs must die out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including All Noobs must die's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.6M–5.9M
best case 11.4M (POSTAL 2)
Games like All Noobs must die

The middle of these games

≈ 1.6M–5.9M copies

≈ $8.6M–$27.7M after Steam's cut

from ~31k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: POSTAL 2 at ≈ 8.7M–14.1M copies, ≈ $23.8M–$64.0M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Comedy (7 of 8) and Open World (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Violent + Dark Humor, priced around $10.
The era
The games you compared span 2006 to 2013, and none of them shipped in the last two years.
How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate of about 79, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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POSTAL 2
2012
Est. copies
≈ 8.7M–14.1M
4.4x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$23.8M–$64.0M after Steam's cut $43.3M–$98.5M before the cut
$9.99
137k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ViolentDark Humor
Brutal Legend
2013
Est. copies
≈ 1.3M–2.1M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$5.3M–$14.3M after Steam's cut $9.7M–$22.0M before the cut
$14.99
20k reviews
Very Positive
ActionComedy
Orcs Must Die!
2011
Est. copies
≈ 538k–875k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$1.5M–$4.0M after Steam's cut $2.7M–$6.1M before the cut
$9.99
9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Tower DefenseAction
Orcs Must Die! 2
2012
Est. copies
≈ 1.2M–2.0M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$5.1M–$13.7M after Steam's cut $9.3M–$21.1M before the cut
$14.99
20k reviews
Very Positive
Bully: Scholarship Edition
2008
Est. copies
≈ 2.7M–4.3M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$10.9M–$29.4M after Steam's cut $19.9M–$45.2M before the cut
$14.99
42k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAction
Psychonauts
2006
Est. copies
≈ 1.2M–2.0M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.3M–$9.0M after Steam's cut $6.1M–$13.8M before the cut
$9.99
19k reviews
Very Positive
PlatformerComedy
Saints Row: The Third
2011
Est. copies
≈ 4.4M–7.2M
2.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$12.1M–$32.5M after Steam's cut $22.0M–$50.0M before the cut
$9.99
70k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open WorldAction
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected
2013
Est. copies
≈ 4.9M–8.0M
2.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$27.0M–$72.5M after Steam's cut $49.0M–$111.5M before the cut
$19.99
78k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAction

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