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How many copies did Resident Evil 7 Biohazard sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 4.2M–6.9M
$23.4M–$62.8M net $42.5M–$96.6M gross
from 124k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Resident Evil 7 Biohazard's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 13.7M–32.3M
best case 48.1M (Dead by Daylight)
The Horror lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 21.0M copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game
≈ 21.0M copies
≈ $191.1M after Steam's cut
from ~526k reviews
Best case
≈ 48.1M copies
Dead by Daylight · ≈ $371.4M after Steam's cut
from 916k 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 + Multiplayer, priced around $20.
  • The games you compared span 2016 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.

Similar games

2018
Est. copies
≈ 11.4M–18.5M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$94.1M–$253.0M net $171.1M–$389.3M gross
$29.99
375k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 36.6M–59.5M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$201.4M–$541.5M net $366.2M–$833.0M gross
$19.99
916k reviews
Mostly Positive
HorrorMultiplayer +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 20.6M–33.4M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$113.1M–$304.1M net $205.6M–$467.8M gross
$19.99
677k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 7.5M–12.2M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$61.9M–$166.3M net $112.5M–$255.8M gross
$29.99
312k reviews
Very Positive
SurvivalOpen World +6

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