How much revenue did Dead Island 2 make?

$9.2M–$24.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dead Island 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Dead Island 2 sell?

668k to 1.1M copies, based on its 28k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 668k–1.1M; $9.2M–$24.7M after Steam's cut $16.7M–$38.0M before the cut; from 28k 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 Dead Island 2 out and predicted the genre from its 5 similar games. Every figure here, including Dead Island 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 11.5M–18.6M

best case 71.5M (Left 4 Dead 2)

The FPS genre

All 5 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

≈ 11.5M–18.6M copies

≈ $89.2M–$326.4M after Steam's cut

from ~231k reviews

Best case

≈ 54.5M–88.5M copies

Left 4 Dead 2 · ≈ $149.6M–$402.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on FPS (4 of 5) and Shooter (4 of 5).
The winners: Winners here lead with Zombies + Co-op, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2018, a genre with a long track record.

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

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