How much revenue did Death Must Die make?

$999k–$2.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Death Must Die sell?

Q: How many copies did Death Must Die sell?

519k to 844k copies, based on its 22k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 519k–844k; $999k–$2.7M after Steam's cut $1.8M–$4.1M before the cut; from 22k 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 Death Must Die out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Death Must Die's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 957k–3.2M

best case 8.3M (Vampire Survivors)

The Action Roguelike genre

All 4 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

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

A typical game

≈ 957k–3.2M copies

≈ $4.3M–$9.7M after Steam's cut

from ~40k 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 (4 of 4) and Bullet Hell (4 of 4).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Bullet Hell, priced around $5.
The era: 3 of your 4 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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

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Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Vampire Survivors 2022	Est. copies ≈ 6.3M–10.3M 6.6x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $8.7M–$23.4M after Steam's cut $15.8M–$36.0M before the cut	$4.99	264k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action RoguelikeBullet Hell
Halls of Torment 2024	Est. copies ≈ 759k–1.2M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.4M–$3.7M after Steam's cut $2.5M–$5.8M before the cut	$6.66	32k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action RoguelikeRogue-lite
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor 2025	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–1.9M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.1M–$11.0M after Steam's cut $7.5M–$17.0M before the cut	$12.99	48k reviews Very Positive	DwarfAction Roguelike
Soulstone Survivors 2025	Est. copies ≈ 639k–1.0M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.6M–$7.1M after Steam's cut $4.8M–$10.9M before the cut	$14.99	27k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeBullet Hell