How much revenue did Nobody Wants to Die make?

$1.2M–$3.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Nobody Wants to Die sell?

Q: How many copies did Nobody Wants to Die sell?

171k to 278k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 171k–278k; $1.2M–$3.2M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.9M before the cut; from 7k 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 Nobody Wants to Die out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Nobody Wants to Die's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 21k–95k

best case 284k (The Precinct)

The Detective genre

3 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game

≈ 21k–95k copies

≈ $169k–$619k after Steam's cut

from ~700 reviews

Best case

≈ 217k–352k copies

The Precinct · ≈ $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 134 to 145 reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Detective (5 of 8) and Investigation (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Detective + Crime, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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