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How many copies did Stygian: Outer Gods sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 17k–28k
$118k–$317k after Steam's cut $214k–$488k before the cut
from 692 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 Stygian: Outer Gods out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Stygian: Outer Gods's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–72k
best case 554k (Call of Cthulhu®)
Games like Stygian: Outer Gods

The middle of these games

≈ 8k–72k copies

≈ $56k–$326k after Steam's cut

from ~462 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

3 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Call of Cthulhu® at ≈ 422k–686k copies, ≈ $2.3M–$6.2M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What it took to get here
About half the games that made it here had over 112 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 36 to 185.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Horror (8 of 8) and Lovecraftian (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Lovecraftian + Horror, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Detective + Story Rich + Psychological Horror; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, and 1 of your 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Call of Cthulhu®
2018
Est. copies
≈ 422k–686k
30x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.3M–$6.2M after Steam's cut $4.2M–$9.6M before the cut
$19.99
14k reviews
Mostly Positive
LovecraftianHorror
Dreams in the Witch House
2023
Est. copies
≈ 11k–19k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$35k–$93k after Steam's cut $63k–$143k before the cut
$10.99
462 reviews
Very Positive
Lore-RichLovecraftian
Alone in the Dark (2008)
2013
Est. copies
≈ 95k–155k
3.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$262k–$703k after Steam's cut $476k–$1.1M before the cut
$9.99
2k reviews
Mixed
AdventureAction
Red Haze
2017
Est. copies
≈ 6k–10k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$9k–$23k after Steam's cut $16k–$36k before the cut
$4.99
184 reviews
Very Positive
AdventureIndie
Lamentum
2021
Est. copies
≈ 21k–34k
1.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$91k–$246k after Steam's cut $166k–$378k before the cut
$15.99
838 reviews
Very Positive
SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
2019
Est. copies
≈ 89k–144k
6.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$733k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$3.0M before the cut
$29.99
3k reviews
Mostly Positive
HINGE VR
2020
Est. copies
≈ 5k–8k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$27k–$73k after Steam's cut $49k–$112k before the cut
$19.99
199 reviews
Mostly Positive
VRHorror
Edge of Sanity
2024
Est. copies
≈ 6k–10k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$33k–$90k after Steam's cut $61k–$138k before the cut
$19.99
245 reviews
Mostly Positive
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