How much revenue did Life is Strange: Before the Storm make?

$6.1M–$16.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Life is Strange: Before the Storm sell?

Q: How many copies did Life is Strange: Before the Storm sell?

1.3M to 2.1M copies, based on its 38k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.3M–2.1M; $6.1M–$16.3M after Steam's cut $11.0M–$25.1M before the cut; from 38k 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 Life is Strange: Before the Storm out and predicted the genre from its 3 similar games. Every figure here, including Life is Strange: Before the Storm's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 13.7M–36.8M

best case 53.5M (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)

The Story Rich genre

All 3 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

≈ 13.7M–36.8M copies

≈ $81.4M–$455.7M after Steam's cut

from ~331k reviews

Best case

≈ 40.7M–66.2M copies

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt · ≈ $448.1M–$1204.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (3 of 3) and Open World (2 of 3).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Story Rich, priced around $40.
The era: None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2018. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2015	Est. copies ≈ 40.7M–66.2M 2.7x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $448.1M–$1204.8M after Steam's cut $814.7M–$1853.5M before the cut	$39.99	878k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open WorldRPG
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2018	Est. copies ≈ 5.6M–9.1M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $46.0M–$123.8M after Steam's cut $83.7M–$190.4M before the cut	$29.99	184k reviews Very Positive	MedievalRPG
Undertale 2015	Est. copies ≈ 15.4M–25.0M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $42.2M–$113.4M after Steam's cut $76.7M–$174.5M before the cut	$9.99	331k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Great SoundtrackStory Rich