How much revenue did Dread Hunger make?

Dread Hunger is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Dread Hunger sell?

Q: How many copies did Dread Hunger sell?

1.1M to 1.8M copies, based on its 46k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.1M–1.8M; from 46k reviews (Mixed)

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 Dread Hunger out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dread Hunger's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 330k–2.9M

best case 29.5M (Among Us)

The Social Deduction genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 330k–2.9M copies

≈ $1.9M–$4.8M after Steam's cut

from ~16k reviews

Best case

≈ 22.5M–36.5M copies

Among Us · ≈ $30.8M–$82.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Social Deduction (6 of 8) and Horror (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Social Deduction + Space, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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