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How many copies did Dead Beats Survivors sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 48–78
$66–$177 after Steam's cut $120–$272 before the cut
from 2 reviews (2 user reviews)

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 Dead Beats Survivors out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dead Beats Survivors's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6k–797k
best case 4.7M (Enter the Gungeon)
The Action Roguelike genre

3 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game
≈ 6k–797k copies
≈ $22k–$4.3M after Steam's cut
from ~421 reviews
Best case
≈ 3.6M–5.8M copies
Enter the Gungeon · ≈ $14.7M–$39.6M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (6 of 8) and Rogue-like (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Bullet Hell + Action Roguelike, priced around $15.
The era
The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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