How many copies did Life is Strange 2 sell?

An estimated 1.2M to 2.0M copies, based on its 40k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Life is Strange 2 make?

Life is Strange 2 is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Life is Strange 2?

Estimated owners: ≈ 1.2M–2.0M; from 40k reviews (Very 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 Life is Strange 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Life is Strange 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.4M–9.2M

best case 53.4M (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)

The RPG lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 8.7M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 8.7M copies

≈ $159.0M after Steam's cut

from ~204k reviews

Best case

≈ 53.4M copies

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt · ≈ $824.5M after Steam's cut

from 876k 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 RPG + Fantasy, priced around $60.
The breakout hits carry Fantasy + RPG; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, 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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