Left 4 Dead sales estimate
Left 4 Dead is an action game by Valve, released on Steam on November 17, 2008 at $9.99. It has 58,793 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive, 96% positive). Markan estimates it has sold between 1.2M and 3.2M copies on Steam, for $4.1 million to $11 million in net revenue.
Estimated lifetime sales and revenue
| Low | Medium | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copies sold | 1,175,860 | 2,234,134 | 3,233,615 |
| Net revenue (USD) | $4,085,082 | $7,761,655 | $11,233,974 |
Steam doesn't publish sales. These estimates multiply the number of reviews by a factor that depends on the release year (the Boxleiter method). Net revenue is what's left of list price × sales after refunds, regional pricing, discounts, sales tax and Steam's 30% cut, before any publisher's share. Treat them as a ballpark for comparing games, not as reported figures.
Steam facts
| Developer | Valve |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Valve |
| Release date | November 17, 2008 |
| Price | $9.99 (US list price) |
| Reviews | 58,793 · Overwhelmingly Positive · 96% positive |
| Genres | Action |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Links | Steam store page · Website |
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.From the Steam store page
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Data from Steam, last updated by Markan on 2026-11-11.
