How much revenue did Dead Space™ 2 make?

$8.4M–$22.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dead Space™ 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Dead Space™ 2 sell?

1.5M to 2.5M copies, based on its 29k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.5M–2.5M; $8.4M–$22.6M after Steam's cut $15.3M–$34.8M before the cut; from 29k 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 Dead Space™ 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dead Space™ 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.6M–4.5M

best case 8.4M (Resident Evil 4)

The Horror 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

≈ 3.6M–4.5M copies

≈ $43.3M–$62.4M after Steam's cut

from ~97k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.4M–10.4M copies

Resident Evil 4 · ≈ $70.4M–$189.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Horror (7 of 8) and Zombies (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horror + Survival Horror, priced around $40. The breakout hits carry Survival + Survival Horror + Story Rich; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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