How much revenue did Dead Space make?

$27.1M–$73.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dead Space sell?

Q: How many copies did Dead Space sell?

1.6M to 2.7M copies, based on its 69k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.6M–2.7M; $27.1M–$73.0M after Steam's cut $49.4M–$112.3M before the cut; from 69k 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 Dead Space out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Dead Space's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.8M–3.3M

best case 6.6M (Resident Evil 4 (2005))

The Horror genre

All 4 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

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

A typical game

≈ 1.8M–3.3M copies

≈ $27.6M–$37.7M after Steam's cut

from ~53k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.0M–8.2M copies

Resident Evil 4 (2005) · ≈ $27.7M–$74.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Horror (3 of 4) and Survival Horror (3 of 4).
The winners: Winners here lead with Inventory Management + Survival Horror, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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