How many copies did Life is Strange - Episode 1 sell?

8.1M to 13.2M copies, based on its 175k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Life is Strange - Episode 1 make?

Life is Strange - Episode 1 is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Life is Strange - Episode 1?

Estimated owners: ≈ 8.1M–13.2M; from 175k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Life is Strange - Episode 1 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Life is Strange - Episode 1's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.2M–11.3M

best case 31.7M (Portal 2)

The Female Protagonist 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

≈ 8.2M–11.3M copies

≈ $110.5M–$150.9M after Steam's cut

from ~204k reviews

Best case

≈ 24.1M–39.2M copies

Portal 2 · ≈ $66.3M–$178.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Female Protagonist (4 of 8) and Story Rich (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Platformer + Puzzle, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Platformer + Dark Humor + Funny; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2007 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Portal 2 2011	Est. copies ≈ 24.1M–39.2M 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $66.3M–$178.1M after Steam's cut $120.5M–$274.1M before the cut	$9.99	464k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Platformer Puzzle
Portal 2007	Est. copies ≈ 10.3M–16.7M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $28.2M–$75.7M after Steam's cut $51.2M–$116.5M before the cut	$9.99	197k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzlePuzzle-Platformer
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