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How many copies did Alien: Isolation sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 3.4M–5.6M
$37.7M–$101.4M net $68.6M–$156.1M gross
from 66k 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 Alien: Isolation out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Alien: Isolation's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.0M–12.4M
best case 16.0M (Lethal Company)
The First-Person lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 9.9M copies.

A typical game
≈ 9.9M copies
≈ $54.1M after Steam's cut
from ~190k reviews
Best case
≈ 16.0M copies
Lethal Company · ≈ $62.0M after Steam's cut
from 510k reviews

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 Online Co-Op + Horror, priced around $10.
  • The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, 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.

Similar games

2018
Est. copies
≈ 11.4M–18.5M
2.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$94.1M–$253.0M net $171.1M–$389.3M gross
$29.99
375k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 3.9M–6.3M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$8.5M–$22.8M net $15.4M–$35.1M gross
$7.99
161k reviews
Very Positive
Online Co-OpHorror +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 12.2M–19.9M
2.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$33.6M–$90.3M net $61.1M–$139.0M gross
$9.99
510k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Online Co-OpHorror +6
2013
Est. copies
≈ 7.1M–11.6M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$29.4M–$78.9M net $53.4M–$121.4M gross
$14.99
137k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
HorrorFirst-Person +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 8.8M–14.3M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$48.2M–$129.7M net $87.7M–$199.6M gross
$19.99
219k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
FPSGore +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 3.5M–5.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$29.1M–$78.2M net $52.9M–$120.3M gross
$29.99
134k reviews
Very Positive
Post-apocalypticFPS +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 2.7M–4.3M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$22.0M–$59.1M net $40.0M–$90.9M gross
$29.99
107k reviews
Very Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 8.0M–13.0M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
232k reviews
Very Positive
Free to PlayMultiplayer +6

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