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The realistic ceiling for Survival horror games

Two honest reads of what Survival horror games do on Steam: the whole market from a systematic sample, and the games gathered here. Kept separate on purpose.

The market
A typical game sells
≈ 0–20k copies
$0–$54k net, est.
The top decile
≈ 200k–500k copies
$538k–$1.3M net, est.

Based on the 4087 Survival horror games SteamSpy lists, its visible subset, not the whole market. Owners are SteamSpy estimates from review counts, not exact sales.

The Survival horror games gathered on wishvane

Across the 139 Survival horror games compared here, a typical one runs ≈ 468k copies (est.), with Dead by Daylight the biggest at ≈ 48.1M. A small, self-selected sample, not the whole market.

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