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How many copies did Dinosaur Hunt sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 182k–295k
$49k–$133k net $90k–$204k gross
from 4k reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 464k–1.5M
best case 34.8M (ARK: Survival Evolved)
The Dinosaurs lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 599k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 599k copies
≈ $2.1M after Steam's cut
from ~12k reviews
Best case
≈ 34.8M copies
ARK: Survival Evolved · ≈ $201.8M after Steam's cut
from 772k 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 Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $15.
  • The breakout hits carry Open World Survival Craft + Crafting + Building; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2011 to 2022, 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

2022
Est. copies
≈ 162k–263k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$668k–$1.8M net $1.2M–$2.8M gross
$14.99
7k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
IndieSandbox +6
2013
Est. copies
≈ 1.5M–2.4M
2.4x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$401k–$1.1M net $729k–$1.7M gross
$0.99
28k reviews
Mostly Positive
DinosaursAction +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 5.4M–8.7M
9.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$29.4M–$79.1M net $53.5M–$121.7M gross
$19.99
115k reviews
Very Positive
DinosaursSurvival +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 457k–742k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.6M–$4.4M net $3.0M–$6.7M gross
$12.99
10k reviews
Very Positive
DinosaursMultiplayer +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 26.5M–43.1M
65x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$109.4M–$294.2M net $199.0M–$452.7M gross
$14.99
772k reviews
Very Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2011
Est. copies
≈ 786k–1.3M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.2M–$5.8M net $3.9M–$8.9M gross
$9.99
15k reviews
Very Positive
DinosaursMultiplayer +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 301k–490k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$414k–$1.1M net $752k–$1.7M gross
$4.99
6k reviews
Mostly Positive
DinosaursAction +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 406k–659k
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
12k reviews
Mixed
Free to PlaySurvival +6

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