How much revenue did Dead Cells make?

$38.0M–$102.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dead Cells sell?

Q: How many copies did Dead Cells sell?

5.5M to 9.0M copies, based on its 182k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5.5M–9.0M; $38.0M–$102.1M after Steam's cut $69.1M–$157.1M before the cut; from 182k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Cells out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dead Cells's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 225k–1.2M

best case 1.9M (Skul: The Hero Slayer)

The Action Roguelike genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 225k–1.2M copies

≈ $1.4M–$7.7M after Steam's cut

from ~12k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.4M–2.3M copies

Skul: The Hero Slayer · ≈ $7.8M–$21.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (6 of 8) and Platformer (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Rogue-like, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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