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How many copies did Persona 5 Royal sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 3.4M–5.6M
$56.7M–$152.4M after Steam's cut $103.0M–$234.4M before the cut
from 139k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Persona 5 Royal out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Persona 5 Royal's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.4M–13.5M
best case 27.2M (The Forest)
Games like Persona 5 Royal

The middle of these games

≈ 5.4M–13.5M copies

≈ $41.9M–$182.8M after Steam's cut

from ~182k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 4 of your similar games are hits.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

Best case: The Forest at ≈ 20.7M–33.6M copies, ≈ $113.8M–$305.9M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on JRPG (3 of 4) and Story Rich (3 of 4).
The winners
Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
The era
The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, and 1 of your 4 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 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

The Forest
2018
Est. copies
≈ 20.7M–33.6M
3.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$113.8M–$305.9M after Steam's cut $206.9M–$470.7M before the cut
$19.99
681k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2025
Est. copies
≈ 6.9M–11.1M
1.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$94.2M–$253.3M after Steam's cut $171.3M–$389.6M before the cut
$49.99
276k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Turn-Based CombatStory Rich
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
2014
Est. copies
≈ 4.8M–7.8M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$26.3M–$70.8M after Steam's cut $47.9M–$108.9M before the cut
$19.99
85k reviews
Very Positive
MMORPGRPG
Persona 4 Golden
2020
Est. copies
≈ 2.2M–3.5M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$11.9M–$31.9M after Steam's cut $21.6M–$49.1M before the cut
$19.99
87k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
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