How much revenue did Alan Wake make?

An estimated 12.5M to 33.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Alan Wake sell?

Q: How many copies did Alan Wake sell?

An estimated 3.0M to 4.9M copies, based on its 58k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.0M–4.9M; $12.5M–$33.7M net $22.8M–$51.8M gross; from 58k reviews (Very 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 Alan Wake out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Alan Wake's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.2M–25.0M

best case 123.2M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The Action lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 9.6M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 9.6M copies

≈ $128.3M after Steam's cut

from ~264k reviews

Best case

≈ 123.2M copies

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

from 2.7M reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering

Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter, priced around $30.
The breakout hits carry Shooter + Battle Royale + FPS; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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