How much revenue did Little Nightmares make?

$22.0M–$59.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Little Nightmares sell?

Q: How many copies did Little Nightmares sell?

4.0M to 6.5M copies, based on its 116k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4.0M–6.5M; $22.0M–$59.1M after Steam's cut $40.0M–$90.9M before the cut; from 116k reviews (Very 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 Little Nightmares out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Little Nightmares's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 24.3M–32.5M

best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)

The First-Person genre

All 4 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

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

A typical game

≈ 24.3M–32.5M copies

≈ $73.4M–$229.1M after Steam's cut

from ~594k reviews

Best case

≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies

Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (3 of 4) and Horror (3 of 4).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.6M–33.5M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $113.4M–$304.8M after Steam's cut $206.1M–$468.9M before the cut	$19.99	678k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Wallpaper Engine 2018	Est. copies ≈ 30.5M–49.6M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut $76.1M–$173.1M before the cut	$4.99	1.0M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MatureUtilities
Dying Light 2015	Est. copies ≈ 22.8M–37.1M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $156.7M–$421.4M after Steam's cut $285.0M–$648.3M before the cut	$24.99	492k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesSurvival Horror
Lethal Company 2023	Est. copies ≈ 12.2M–19.9M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $33.6M–$90.4M after Steam's cut $61.1M–$139.0M before the cut	$9.99	510k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Online Co-OpHorror