How much revenue did Dread Nautical make?

$5k–$13k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dread Nautical sell?

Q: How many copies did Dread Nautical sell?

871 to 1k copies, based on its 33 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 871–1k; $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before the cut; from 33 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 Dread Nautical out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dread Nautical's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 550k–2.3M

best case 8.4M (Darkest Dungeon®)

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

≈ 550k–2.3M copies

≈ $2.9M–$12.4M after Steam's cut

from ~21k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.4M–10.4M copies

Darkest Dungeon® · ≈ $44.1M–$118.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Horror (3 of 8) and Card Game (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Turn-Based Combat + Dark Fantasy, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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