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How many copies did Dark Prospect sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 2k–4k
$5k–$13k net $9k–$20k gross
from 103 reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 15.9M–59.2M
best case 104.7M (Terraria)
The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 21.7M copies.

A typical game
≈ 21.7M copies
≈ $256.0M after Steam's cut
from ~475k reviews
Best case
≈ 104.7M copies
Terraria · ≈ $404.4M after Steam's cut
from 1.5M reviews

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are too small to compare.

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 Open World Survival Craft + Sandbox, priced around $10.
  • The games you compared span 2009 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

2020
Est. copies
≈ 8.1M–13.1M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$55.4M–$149.0M net $100.8M–$229.3M gross
$24.99
306k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Action RoguelikeRogue-lite +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 438k–712k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$3.6M–$9.7M net $6.6M–$15.0M gross
$29.99
18k reviews
Very Positive
StrategySimulation +6
2010
Est. copies
≈ 10.9M–17.7M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$90.1M–$242.1M net $163.8M–$372.5M gross
$29.99
210k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Turn-Based StrategyStrategy +6
2009
Est. copies
≈ 54.3M–88.2M
2.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 50M–100M
Est. revenue
$149.1M–$401.0M net $271.2M–$616.9M gross
$9.99
1.0M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ZombiesCo-op +6
2011
Est. copies
≈ 79.8M–129.7M
3.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$219.3M–$589.5M net $398.6M–$906.9M gross
$9.99
1.5M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSandbox +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 17.5M–28.4M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$288.6M–$776.0M net $524.8M–$1193.8M gross
$59.99
437k reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeDark Fantasy +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 640k–1.0M
too small to compare
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.5M–$9.5M net $6.4M–$14.6M gross
$19.99
16k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyRTS +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 15.6M–25.3M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$128.5M–$345.5M net $233.6M–$531.5M gross
$29.99
512k reviews
Very Positive
Co-opMultiplayer +6

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