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How many copies did The Typing of The Dead: Overkill sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 213k–346k
$1.2M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.8M before the cut
from 4k reviews (Very Positive)

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 The Typing of The Dead: Overkill out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Typing of The Dead: Overkill's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 18k–40k
best case 92k (THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake)
The Shooter genre

2 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
≈ 18k–40k copies
≈ $39k–$159k after Steam's cut
from ~506 reviews
Best case
≈ 70k–114k copies
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake · ≈ $483k–$1.3M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
The launch
The games that made it here had roughly 13 to 729 reviews in their first month.
Your set
Your set clusters on Shooter (7 of 8) and On-Rails Shooter (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with On-Rails Shooter + Shooter, priced around $25.
The era
The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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2.1x vs typical
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THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake
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Est. copies
≈ 70k–114k
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