How much revenue did Dying Light make?

$156.7M–$421.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dying Light sell?

Q: How many copies did Dying Light sell?

22.8M to 37.1M copies, based on its 492k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 22.8M–37.1M; $156.7M–$421.4M after Steam's cut $285.0M–$648.3M before the cut; from 492k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Dying Light out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dying Light's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 9.9M–20.7M

best case 71.5M (Left 4 Dead 2)

The Survival genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

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

A typical game

≈ 9.9M–20.7M copies

≈ $125.7M–$234.7M after Steam's cut

from ~340k reviews

Best case

≈ 54.5M–88.5M copies

Left 4 Dead 2 · ≈ $149.6M–$402.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Survival (5 of 8) and Zombies (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Zombies + Co-op, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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