How much revenue did Dry Drowning make?

$81k–$219k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dry Drowning sell?

Q: How many copies did Dry Drowning sell?

15k to 24k copies, based on its 514 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–24k; $81k–$219k after Steam's cut $148k–$337k before the cut; from 514 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 Dry Drowning out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dry Drowning's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 124k–304k

best case 1.5M (Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader)

The Sci-fi genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 124k–304k copies

≈ $787k–$1.8M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M–1.8M copies

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · ≈ $15.3M–$41.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 91 to 2k reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Sci-fi (4 of 8) and Story Rich (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Character Customization + Cinematic, priced around $50. The breakout hits carry Character Customization + Turn-Based Strategy + Dark Fantasy; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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