How much revenue did The Shore make?

$162k–$436k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Shore sell?

Q: How many copies did The Shore sell?

49k to 80k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 49k–80k; $162k–$436k after Steam's cut $295k–$670k before the cut; from 2k reviews (Mostly 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 The Shore out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Shore's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 26.0M–42.1M

best case 71.5M (Left 4 Dead 2)

The Horror 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

≈ 26.0M–42.1M copies

≈ $176.1M–$310.1M after Steam's cut

from ~756k reviews

Best case

≈ 54.5M–88.5M copies

Left 4 Dead 2 · ≈ $149.6M–$402.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Horror (5 of 8) and Co-op (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Zombies + Co-op, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Left 4 Dead 2 2009	Est. copies ≈ 54.5M–88.5M SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue $149.6M–$402.3M after Steam's cut $272.1M–$618.9M before the cut	$9.99	1.0M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesCo-op
Lethal Company 2023	Est. copies ≈ 12.2M–19.9M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $33.6M–$90.4M after Steam's cut $61.1M–$139.0M before the cut	$9.99	510k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Online Co-OpHorror
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Wallpaper Engine 2018	Est. copies ≈ 30.5M–49.6M 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
Dead by Daylight 2016	Est. copies ≈ 36.8M–59.8M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $202.4M–$544.3M after Steam's cut $368.1M–$837.4M before the cut	$19.99	921k reviews Mostly Positive	HorrorMultiplayer
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
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