How many copies did The Way of Life Free Edition sell?

245k to 399k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did The Way of Life Free Edition make?

The Way of Life Free Edition is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is The Way of Life Free Edition?

Estimated owners: ≈ 245k–399k; 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 The Way of Life Free Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Way of Life Free Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.6M–7.7M

best case 123.4M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The FPS 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

≈ 2.6M–7.7M copies

≈ $15.6M–$81.8M after Steam's cut

from ~82k 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 FPS (3 of 8) and Realistic (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Battle Royale + Third-Person Shooter + Action; 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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