How much revenue did Death in the Water 2 make?

$181k–$487k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Death in the Water 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Death in the Water 2 sell?

44k to 71k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 44k–71k; $181k–$487k after Steam's cut $329k–$749k before the cut; from 2k 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 Death in the Water 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Death in the Water 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 805k–3.2M

best case 15.0M (Subnautica)

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

≈ 805k–3.2M copies

≈ $6.0M–$41.2M after Steam's cut

from ~42k reviews

Best case

≈ 11.5M–18.6M copies

Subnautica · ≈ $94.5M–$254.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Horror (7 of 8) and Underwater (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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