How much revenue did Deadside make?

$6.7M–$17.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Deadside sell?

Q: How many copies did Deadside sell?

971k to 1.6M copies, based on its 40k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 971k–1.6M; $6.7M–$17.9M after Steam's cut $12.1M–$27.6M before the cut; from 40k reviews (Mostly 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 Deadside out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Deadside's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 13.9M–26.3M

best case 55.2M (Rust)

The Open World 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

≈ 13.9M–26.3M copies

≈ $183.0M–$272.0M after Steam's cut

from ~412k reviews

Best case

≈ 42.0M–68.3M copies

Rust · ≈ $462.1M–$1242.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (8 of 8) and Survival (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Crafting, priced around $40. The breakout hits carry PvP + Sandbox + Building; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Rust 2018	Est. copies ≈ 42.0M–68.3M 3.4x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $462.1M–$1242.5M after Steam's cut $840.2M–$1911.5M before the cut	$39.99	1.4M reviews Very Positive	SurvivalCrafting
7 Days to Die 2024	Est. copies ≈ 9.7M–15.7M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $119.8M–$322.1M after Steam's cut $217.8M–$495.5M before the cut	$44.99	403k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalZombies
Unturned 2017	Est. copies ≈ 19.4M–31.5M SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue Free	Free	564k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlaySurvival
Raft 2022	Est. copies ≈ 9.0M–14.7M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $49.6M–$133.3M after Steam's cut $90.1M–$205.0M before the cut	$19.99	376k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalMultiplayer
Dying Light 2015	Est. copies ≈ 22.8M–37.1M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $156.7M–$421.4M after Steam's cut $285.0M–$648.3M before the cut	$24.99	492k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesSurvival Horror
Subnautica 2018	Est. copies ≈ 11.5M–18.6M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $94.5M–$254.0M after Steam's cut $171.8M–$390.8M before the cut	$29.99	377k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
No Man's Sky 2016	Est. copies ≈ 16.5M–26.8M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $271.9M–$731.1M after Steam's cut $494.4M–$1124.8M before the cut	$59.99	412k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldOpen World Survival Craft
The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.6M–33.5M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $113.4M–$304.8M after Steam's cut $206.1M–$468.9M before the cut	$19.99	678k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival