How much revenue did The Exit 8 make?

$298k–$801k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Exit 8 sell?

Q: How many copies did The Exit 8 sell?

272k to 441k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 272k–441k; $298k–$801k after Steam's cut $542k–$1.2M 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 The Exit 8 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Exit 8's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.3M–3.8M

best case 9.4M (Outlast)

The First-Person 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

≈ 2.3M–3.8M copies

≈ $16.4M–$37.0M after Steam's cut

from ~52k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.1M–11.6M copies

Outlast · ≈ $29.5M–$79.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (5 of 8) and Horror (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horror + First-Person, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2017, a genre with a long track record.

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

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