How much revenue did Stop Dead make?

$10k–$28k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Stop Dead sell?

Q: How many copies did Stop Dead sell?

3k to 4k copies, based on its 102 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–4k; $10k–$28k after Steam's cut $19k–$43k before Steam's cut; from 102 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 Stop Dead and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Stop Dead's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 228–11k

best case 49k (Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time)

Games like Stop Dead

A typical game among these

≈ 228–11k copies

≈ $728–$9k after Steam's cut

from ~56 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time at ≈ 37k–60k copies.

What their first month looked like

The games that made it here had under 474 reviews in their first month.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 3D Platformer (6 of 8) and Spectacle fighter (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Character Action Game + Hack and Slash.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2019 to 2025, and 2 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 36 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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Anime Girls VS Soldiers 2022	Est. copies ≈ 74–121 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $20–$55 after Steam's cut $37–$84 before Steam's cut	$0.99	3 reviews 3 user reviews	CasualSpectacle fighter
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time 2020	Est. copies ≈ 37k–60k 27x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	1k reviews Very Positive	ActionAdventure
Self Shot 2019	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$10k before Steam's cut	$2.99	97 reviews Mostly Positive	FPSArena Shooter
Shady Knight 2024	Est. copies ≈ 24k–39k 17x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $131k–$352k after Steam's cut $238k–$542k before Steam's cut	$19.99	961 reviews Very Positive	Hack and SlashFirst-Person
DriveCrazy 2025	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $6k–$16k after Steam's cut $11k–$24k before Steam's cut	$10.99	78 reviews Very Positive	Spectacle fighter3D Platformer
Unconventional Ragdoll Game 2021	Est. copies ≈ 99–161 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $136–$365 after Steam's cut $247–$562 before Steam's cut	$4.99	4 reviews 4 user reviews	Precision PlatformerSpectacle fighter
Vayan 2022	Est. copies ≈ 198–322 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $653–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$11.99	8 reviews 8 user reviews	Early AccessPvP
One True Hero 2022	Est. copies ≈ 818–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$14k before Steam's cut	$14.99	33 reviews Mostly Positive	3D PlatformerAction-Adventure