How many copies did Life is Strange 2 sell?

1.3M to 2.0M copies, based on its 41k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Life is Strange 2 make?

Life is Strange 2 is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Life is Strange 2?

Estimated players who have it: ≈ 1.3M–2.0M; from 41k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Life is Strange 2 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Life is Strange 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.5M–9.3M

best case 57.5M (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered)

Games like Life is Strange 2

A typical game among these

≈ 7.5M–9.3M copies

≈ $154.7M–$168.3M after Steam's cut

from ~206k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered at ≈ 43.8M–71.2M copies, ≈ $602.5M–$1620.0M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 121k reviews in their first month; the range was 8k to 268k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Story Rich (5 of 8) and Fantasy (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Fantasy, priced around $60. The breakout hits carry Fantasy + RPG; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2015 to 2023, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 61 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition 2022	Est. copies ≈ 5.5M–8.9M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $90.1M–$242.1M after Steam's cut $163.7M–$372.5M before Steam's cut	$59.99	220k reviews Mostly Positive	Open WorldCo-op
Baldur's Gate 3 2023	Est. copies ≈ 21.3M–34.6M 4.2x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $351.5M–$945.2M after Steam's cut $639.2M–$1454.1M before Steam's cut	$59.99	859k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RPGCharacter Customization
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey 2018	Est. copies ≈ 5.7M–9.3M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $94.8M–$254.9M after Steam's cut $172.4M–$392.1M before Steam's cut	$59.99	189k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldRPG
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition 2017	Est. copies ≈ 7.1M–11.5M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $87.8M–$236.1M after Steam's cut $159.6M–$363.2M before Steam's cut	$44.99	206k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Tactical RPGRPG
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered 2015	Est. copies ≈ 43.8M–71.2M 4.4x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $602.5M–$1620.0M after Steam's cut $1095.5M–$2492.3M before Steam's cut	$49.99	898k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open WorldRPG
Detroit: Become Human 2020	Est. copies ≈ 6.6M–10.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $72.1M–$193.9M after Steam's cut $131.1M–$298.3M before Steam's cut	$39.99	264k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Choices MatterStory Rich
Hogwarts Legacy 2023	Est. copies ≈ 9.3M–15.1M 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $153.2M–$412.0M after Steam's cut $278.6M–$633.8M before Steam's cut	$59.99	375k reviews Very Positive	MagicOpen World
Life is Strange - Episode 1 2015	Est. copies ≈ 8.6M–14.0M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue Free	Free	176k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Story RichChoices Matter