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How many copies did Blood and Bacon sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 1.5M–2.4M
$395k–$1.1M net $718k–$1.6M gross
from 36k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.9M–9.2M
best case 13.1M (Deep Rock Galactic)
The Singleplayer lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 7.0M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 7.0M copies
≈ $47.9M after Steam's cut
from ~162k reviews
Best case
≈ 13.1M copies
Deep Rock Galactic · ≈ $151.7M after Steam's cut
from 378k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits 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 Souls-like + Difficult, priced around $30.
  • The games you compared span 1998 to 2020, 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

1998
Est. copies
≈ 8.4M–13.7M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$23.2M–$62.3M net $42.1M–$95.8M gross
$9.99
162k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
FPSClassic +6
Invalid Date
Est. copies
≈ 4.8M–7.7M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
198k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAction +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 10.1M–16.4M
2.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$166.7M–$448.2M net $303.1M–$689.6M gross
$59.99
351k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Souls-likeDifficult +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 7.0M–11.4M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$19.3M–$51.9M net $35.1M–$79.9M gross
$9.99
135k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ViolentDark Humor +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 9.1M–14.7M
1.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$24.9M–$66.9M net $45.2M–$102.9M gross
$9.99
315k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
SandboxGore +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 10.0M–16.2M
2.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$82.2M–$221.1M net $149.5M–$340.1M gross
$29.99
378k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
DwarfCo-op +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 5.2M–8.5M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$28.8M–$77.4M net $52.3M–$119.1M gross
$19.99
198k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAction +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 5.3M–8.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$29.3M–$78.8M net $53.3M–$121.2M gross
$19.99
155k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
CuteExploration +6

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