How much revenue did The Use of Life make?

$106k–$285k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Use of Life sell?

Q: How many copies did The Use of Life sell?

19k to 31k copies, based on its 804 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 19k–31k; $106k–$285k after Steam's cut $193k–$439k before the cut; from 804 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 Use of Life out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Use of Life's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 66k–104k

best case 1.5M (Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader)

The Choices Matter 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

≈ 66k–104k copies

≈ $460k–$920k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M–1.8M copies

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · ≈ $15.3M–$41.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Choices Matter (3 of 8) and Dark Fantasy (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action RPG + Third Person, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
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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