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How many copies did Destroy All Humans! sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 302k–491k
$2.5M–$6.7M after Steam's cut $4.5M–$10.3M before the cut
from 11k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Destroy All Humans! out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Destroy All Humans!'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 753k–940k
best case 1.9M (Skul: The Hero Slayer)
The Villain Protagonist 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
≈ 753k–940k copies
≈ $7.3M–$13.7M after Steam's cut
from ~21k 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 Villain Protagonist (4 of 8) and Comedy (2 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Rogue-like, priced around $20.
The era
The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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2.7x vs typical
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$19.99
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