How much revenue did Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? make?

$162k–$436k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? sell?

Q: How many copies did Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? sell?

39k to 64k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 39k–64k; $162k–$436k after Steam's cut $295k–$670k before the cut; from 2k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 584k–664k

best case 4.9M (Escape the Backrooms)

The Puzzle genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 584k–664k copies

≈ $2.1M–$3.3M after Steam's cut

from ~18k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.7M–6.1M copies

Escape the Backrooms · ≈ $10.3M–$27.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (7 of 8) and Escape Room (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op + Escape Room, priced around $7.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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