How much revenue did Amnesia: The Dark Descent make?

An estimated 10.1M to 27.3M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Amnesia: The Dark Descent sell?

Q: How many copies did Amnesia: The Dark Descent sell?

An estimated 1.8M to 3.0M copies, based on its 35k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.8M–3.0M; $10.1M–$27.3M net $18.4M–$42.0M gross; from 35k 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 Amnesia: The Dark Descent out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Amnesia: The Dark Descent's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.8M–10.5M

best case 48.1M (Dead by Daylight)

The Horror lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 10.1M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 10.1M copies

≈ $87.3M after Steam's cut

from ~264k reviews

Best case

≈ 48.1M copies

Dead by Daylight · ≈ $371.5M after Steam's cut

from 916k 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 Horror + Multiplayer, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Online Co-Op + Team-Based + Co-op; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 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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