How much revenue did Z Dawn make?

$23k–$62k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Z Dawn sell?

Q: How many copies did Z Dawn sell?

8k to 14k copies, based on its 292 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 8k–14k; $23k–$62k after Steam's cut $42k–$96k before Steam's cut; from 292 reviews (Mostly 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 Z Dawn and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Z Dawn's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 15k–162k

best case 399k (NEO Scavenger)

Games like Z Dawn

A typical game among these

≈ 15k–162k copies

≈ $110k–$1.2M after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

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

5 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: NEO Scavenger at ≈ 304k–494k copies, ≈ $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 388 reviews in their first month; the range was 17 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Turn-Based Strategy (6 of 8) and Survival (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Post-apocalyptic, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2025, and 2 of the 8 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 79 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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Thea: The Awakening 2015	Est. copies ≈ 184k–300k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.0M–$2.7M after Steam's cut $1.8M–$4.2M before Steam's cut	$19.99	4k reviews Very Positive	StrategyRPG
Expeditions: Conquistador 2013	Est. copies ≈ 103k–167k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $565k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	RPGStrategy
NEO Scavenger 2014	Est. copies ≈ 304k–494k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	5k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalPost-apocalyptic
The Last Flame 2025	Est. copies ≈ 73k–118k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $401k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $729k–$1.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Rogue-likeAuto Battler
Sandwalkers 2025	Est. copies ≈ 14k–23k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $77k–$207k after Steam's cut $140k–$319k before Steam's cut	$19.99	566 reviews Mostly Positive	SingleplayerTurn-Based Combat
Curious Expedition 2 2021	Est. copies ≈ 103k–167k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $566k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	4k reviews Very Positive	AdventureSimulation
Myriads: Renaissance 2023	Est. copies ≈ 992–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before Steam's cut	$9.99	40 reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyCity Builder
Burned Land 2021	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $7k–$19k after Steam's cut $13k–$30k before Steam's cut	$9.99	105 reviews Mixed	4XTurn-Based Strategy