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How many copies did Noobs Want to Live sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 119k–194k
$164k–$440k after Steam's cut $298k–$677k before the cut
from 5k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Noobs Want to Live out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Noobs Want to Live's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 975k–3.6M
best case 8.3M (Vampire Survivors)
The Action Roguelike 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
≈ 975k–3.6M copies
≈ $4.4M–$13.0M after Steam's cut
from ~47k reviews
Best case
≈ 6.3M–10.3M copies
Vampire Survivors · ≈ $8.7M–$23.4M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (6 of 8) and Bullet Hell (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Bullet Hell, priced around $5.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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