How much revenue did The Grounding make?

$24k–$66k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Grounding sell?

Q: How many copies did The Grounding sell?

18k to 29k copies, based on its 675 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 18k–29k; $24k–$66k after Steam's cut $44k–$101k before the cut; from 675 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 The Grounding out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Grounding's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 9.7M–13.0M

best case 48.3M (Dead by Daylight)

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

≈ 9.7M–13.0M copies

≈ $62.0M–$129.8M after Steam's cut

from ~266k reviews

Best case

≈ 36.8M–59.8M copies

Dead by Daylight · ≈ $202.4M–$544.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Horror (6 of 8) and Survival Horror (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horror + Survival Horror, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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