How much revenue did Dark and Light make?

$2.0M–$5.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dark and Light sell?

Q: How many copies did Dark and Light sell?

407k to 661k copies, based on its 12k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 407k–661k; $2.0M–$5.4M after Steam's cut $3.7M–$8.3M before the cut; from 12k reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10.8M–23.6M

best case 123.4M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The Survival 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

≈ 10.8M–23.6M copies

≈ $128.7M–$358.9M after Steam's cut

from ~412k reviews

Best case

≈ 94.0M–152.8M copies

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Survival (6 of 8) and Open World (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter. The breakout hits carry Third-Person Shooter + Battle Royale + FPS; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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