How much revenue did Alone in the Dark make?

$1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Alone in the Dark sell?

Q: How many copies did Alone in the Dark sell?

114k to 186k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 114k–186k; $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.2M before the cut; from 5k 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 Alone in the Dark out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Alone in the Dark's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.3M–2.3M

best case 28.9M (Phasmophobia)

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

≈ 1.3M–2.3M copies

≈ $8.8M–$20.1M after Steam's cut

from ~36k reviews

Best case

≈ 22.0M–35.8M copies

Phasmophobia · ≈ $121.1M–$325.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Horror (7 of 8) and Psychological Horror (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horror + Psychological Horror, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Supernatural + VR + Online Co-Op; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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