How much revenue did Octodad: Dadliest Catch make?

$2.3M–$6.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Octodad: Dadliest Catch sell?

Q: How many copies did Octodad: Dadliest Catch sell?

555k to 901k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 555k–901k; $2.3M–$6.1M after Steam's cut $4.2M–$9.5M before the cut; from 11k 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 Octodad: Dadliest Catch out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Octodad: Dadliest Catch's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4k–165k

best case 1.4M (Viscera Cleanup Detail)

The Physics 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

≈ 4k–165k copies

≈ $10k–$726k after Steam's cut

from ~187 reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M–1.8M copies

Viscera Cleanup Detail · ≈ $3.9M–$10.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Physics (7 of 8) and Simulation (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Gore, priced around $13.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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