How much revenue did Terminus: Zombie Survivors make?

$615k–$1.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Terminus: Zombie Survivors sell?

Q: How many copies did Terminus: Zombie Survivors sell?

112k to 182k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 112k–182k; $615k–$1.7M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.5M before Steam's cut; from 5k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Terminus: Zombie Survivors and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Terminus: Zombie Survivors's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 202k–405k

best case 507k (Yet Another Zombie Survivors)

Games like Terminus: Zombie Survivors

A typical game among these

≈ 202k–405k copies

≈ $545k–$2.1M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Yet Another Zombie Survivors at ≈ 386k–628k copies, ≈ $1.6M–$4.3M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Zombies (7 of 8) and Survival (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Bullet Hell, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2012 to 2026, and 1 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Dead Pixels 2012	Est. copies ≈ 153k–249k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $126k–$339k after Steam's cut $229k–$521k before Steam's cut	$2.99	2k reviews Very Positive	ZombiesAction
SKYHILL 2015	Est. copies ≈ 282k–459k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $775k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before Steam's cut	$9.99	6k reviews Mostly Positive	SurvivalAction Roguelike
ZED ZONE 2023	Est. copies ≈ 92k–149k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $303k–$814k after Steam's cut $551k–$1.3M before Steam's cut	$11.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessSurvival
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ZOMBI 2015	Est. copies ≈ 154k–250k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $846k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	3k reviews Mixed	ZombiesSurvival
Yet Another Zombie Survivors 2026	Est. copies ≈ 386k–628k 3.3x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.3M after Steam's cut $2.9M–$6.6M before Steam's cut	$14.99	16k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessAction Roguelike
Organ Trail: Director's Cut 2013	Est. copies ≈ 199k–323k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $273k–$734k after Steam's cut $496k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$4.99	3k reviews Very Positive	ZombiesIndie
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