How much revenue did Death and Ladders make?

$395–$1k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Death and Ladders sell?

Q: How many copies did Death and Ladders sell?

288 to 468 copies, based on its 12 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 288–468; $395–$1k after Steam's cut $719–$2k before the cut; from 12 reviews (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 Death and Ladders out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Death and Ladders's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3k–494k

best case 3.9M (Buckshot Roulette)

The Dark 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

≈ 3k–494k copies

≈ $11k–$1.2M after Steam's cut

from ~223 reviews

Best case

≈ 2.9M–4.8M copies

Buckshot Roulette · ≈ $2.4M–$6.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Dark (6 of 8) and Gambling (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Dark + Gambling, priced around $3.
The era: 7 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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

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