How much revenue did Dead by Daylight make?

An estimated 201.4M to 541.5M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dead by Daylight sell?

Q: How many copies did Dead by Daylight sell?

An estimated 36.6M to 59.5M copies, based on its 916k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 36.6M–59.5M; $201.4M–$541.5M net $366.2M–$833.0M gross; from 916k 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 Dead by Daylight out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dead by Daylight's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 12.1M–23.4M

best case 71.2M (Left 4 Dead 2)

The Survival lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 15.0M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 15.0M copies

≈ $173.6M after Steam's cut

from ~402k reviews

Best case

≈ 71.2M copies

Left 4 Dead 2 · ≈ $275.0M after Steam's cut

from 1.0M reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit 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 Zombies + Co-op, priced around $10.
The breakout hits carry FPS + Action + Co-op; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2009 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.

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