How much revenue did DreadOut make?

$1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did DreadOut sell?

Q: How many copies did DreadOut sell?

296k to 481k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 296k–481k; $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before the cut; from 6k reviews (Mostly 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 DreadOut out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including DreadOut's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 20.5M–34.2M

best case 123.4M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The Co-op 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

≈ 20.5M–34.2M copies

≈ $82.6M–$161.0M after Steam's cut

from ~564k reviews

Best case

≈ 94.0M–152.8M copies

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Co-op (4 of 8) and Survival (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter. The breakout hits carry Battle Royale + PvP + Third-Person Shooter; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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