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How many copies did MADNESS: Project Nexus sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 430k–699k
$3.0M–$7.9M net $5.4M–$12.2M gross
from 17k 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 MADNESS: Project Nexus out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including MADNESS: Project Nexus's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.3M–10.7M
best case 29.9M (Dying Light)
The Action lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 6.6M copies.

A typical game
≈ 6.6M copies
≈ $110.4M after Steam's cut
from ~201k reviews
Best case
≈ 29.9M copies
Dying Light · ≈ $288.4M after Steam's cut
from 490k 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 Zombies + Survival Horror, priced around $25.
  • The games you compared span 2015 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.

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≈ 10.1M–16.4M
1.7x vs typical
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≈ 5.2M–8.5M
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≈ 4.9M–7.9M
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≈ 22.8M–37.0M
2.4x vs typical
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Overwhelmingly Positive
ZombiesSurvival Horror +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 4.8M–7.8M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$39.7M–$106.8M net $72.2M–$164.3M gross
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167k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
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Est. copies
≈ 4.4M–7.1M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
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$49.99
181k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
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