How much revenue did Days Gone make?

$31.6M–$85.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Days Gone sell?

Q: How many copies did Days Gone sell?

2.9M to 4.7M copies, based on its 116k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.9M–4.7M; $31.6M–$85.0M after Steam's cut $57.5M–$130.8M before the cut; from 116k 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 Days Gone out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Days Gone's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 17.1M–30.3M

best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)

The Open World genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 17.1M–30.3M copies

≈ $164.9M–$266.0M after Steam's cut

from ~479k reviews

Best case

≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies

Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (7 of 8) and Survival (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Project Zomboid 2013	Est. copies ≈ 24.0M–38.9M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $131.7M–$354.0M after Steam's cut $239.4M–$544.7M before the cut	$19.99	461k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalZombies
The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.6M–33.5M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $113.4M–$304.8M after Steam's cut $206.1M–$468.9M before the cut	$19.99	678k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Wallpaper Engine 2018	Est. copies ≈ 30.5M–49.6M 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut $76.1M–$173.1M before the cut	$4.99	1.0M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MatureUtilities
DayZ 2018	Est. copies ≈ 14.2M–23.0M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $194.6M–$523.2M after Steam's cut $353.8M–$804.9M before the cut	$49.99	466k reviews Mostly Positive	SurvivalOpen World
Unturned 2017	Est. copies ≈ 19.4M–31.5M SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue Free	Free	564k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlaySurvival
7 Days to Die 2024	Est. copies ≈ 9.7M–15.7M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $119.8M–$322.1M after Steam's cut $217.8M–$495.5M before the cut	$44.99	403k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalZombies
Hunt: Showdown 1896 2019	Est. copies ≈ 7.9M–12.9M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $65.5M–$176.1M after Steam's cut $119.1M–$270.9M before the cut	$29.99	276k reviews Mostly Positive	Open WorldExtraction Shooter
Dying Light 2015	Est. copies ≈ 22.8M–37.1M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $156.7M–$421.4M after Steam's cut $285.0M–$648.3M before the cut	$24.99	492k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesSurvival Horror