How much revenue did Rocksmith™ make?

Rocksmith™ is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Rocksmith™ sell?

Q: How many copies did Rocksmith™ sell?

An estimated 72k to 117k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 72k–117k; from 1k 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 Rocksmith™ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rocksmith™'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 14k–18k

best case 794k (Rocksmith® 2014 Edition REMASTERED LEARN & PLAY)

The Music lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 16k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 16k copies

≈ $167k after Steam's cut

from ~504 reviews

Best case

≈ 794k copies

Rocksmith® 2014 Edition REMASTERED LEARN & PLAY · ≈ $3.1M after Steam's cut

from 25k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits far above it, and 2 are too small to compare.

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 Music + Singleplayer, priced around $5.
The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Casual + Colorful; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2017 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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