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How many copies did The Exit 8 sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 268k–436k
$294k–$791k net $535k–$1.2M gross
from 11k 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 The Exit 8 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Exit 8's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.3M–3.8M
best case 9.3M (Outlast)
The Atmospheric lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 2.8M copies.

A typical game
≈ 2.8M copies
≈ $22.4M after Steam's cut
from ~52k reviews
Best case
≈ 9.3M copies
Outlast · ≈ $54.1M after Steam's cut
from 137k 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 Horror + First-Person, priced around $15.
  • The games you compared span 2010 to 2017, 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

2016
Est. copies
≈ 3.0M–4.9M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$20.6M–$55.4M net $37.4M–$85.2M gross
$24.99
75k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
2.5DPuzzle-Platformer +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 1.8M–2.9M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$9.7M–$26.2M net $17.7M–$40.3M gross
$19.99
52k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Story RichAtmospheric +6
2013
Est. copies
≈ 7.1M–11.6M
2.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$29.4M–$78.9M net $53.4M–$121.4M gross
$14.99
137k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
HorrorFirst-Person +6
2010
Est. copies
≈ 1.8M–3.0M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$10.1M–$27.3M net $18.4M–$42.0M gross
$19.99
35k reviews
Very Positive
HorrorGore +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 2.8M–4.6M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$6.2M–$16.6M net $11.3M–$25.6M gross
$7.99
82k reviews
Very Positive
Psychological HorrorDifficult +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 1.7M–2.8M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$14.1M–$37.9M net $25.7M–$58.4M gross
$29.99
33k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
PuzzlePhilosophical +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 294k–477k
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$4.8M–$13.0M net $8.8M–$20.0M gross
$59.99
6k reviews
Mostly Negative
MultiplayerFPS +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 2.4M–3.9M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$19.8M–$53.2M net $36.0M–$81.9M gross
$29.99
52k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
HorrorPsychological Horror +6

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