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How many copies did Waking Knightmare sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 124–202
$102–$275 after Steam's cut $185–$423 before the cut
from 5 reviews (5 user reviews)
Thin evidence: 5 reviews. That range swings on one or two people, so read it as a hint, not a measurement.

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 Waking Knightmare out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Waking Knightmare's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10.4M–15.1M
best case 87.7M (Left 4 Dead 2)
Games like Waking Knightmare

The middle of these games

≈ 10.4M–15.1M copies

≈ $120.6M–$129.6M after Steam's cut

from ~299k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Left 4 Dead 2 at ≈ 66.8M–108.6M copies, ≈ $183.6M–$493.6M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Co-op (5 of 8) and Horror (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Co-op + Survival, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Survival + Online Co-Op + Co-op; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2009 to 2024, and 1 of your 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).

Similar games

Dead by Daylight
2016
Est. copies
≈ 38.8M–63.1M
3.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$213.5M–$574.0M after Steam's cut $388.2M–$883.1M before the cut
$19.99
934k reviews
Mostly Positive
HorrorMultiplayer
DayZ
2018
Est. copies
≈ 14.2M–23.1M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$195.8M–$526.4M after Steam's cut $356.0M–$809.9M before the cut
$49.99
469k reviews
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SurvivalOpen World
Lethal Company
2023
Est. copies
≈ 12.7M–20.6M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$34.8M–$93.6M after Steam's cut $63.3M–$143.9M before the cut
$9.99
511k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Online Co-OpHorror
SCP: Secret Laboratory
2017
Est. copies
≈ 8.1M–13.1M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
234k reviews
Very Positive
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Resident Evil 2
2019
Est. copies
≈ 6.4M–10.4M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$70.3M–$189.0M after Steam's cut $127.8M–$290.8M before the cut
$39.99
222k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ZombiesSurvival Horror
Sons Of The Forest
2024
Est. copies
≈ 7.9M–12.9M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$65.4M–$175.8M after Steam's cut $118.9M–$270.4M before the cut
$29.99
320k reviews
Very Positive
SurvivalOpen World
Hunt: Showdown 1896
2019
Est. copies
≈ 8.0M–13.0M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$66.0M–$177.6M after Steam's cut $120.1M–$273.2M before the cut
$29.99
278k reviews
Mostly Positive
Open WorldExtraction Shooter
Left 4 Dead 2
2009
Est. copies
≈ 66.8M–108.6M
3.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 50M–100M
Est. revenue
$183.6M–$493.6M after Steam's cut $333.8M–$759.4M before the cut
$9.99
1.1M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ZombiesCo-op

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