How much revenue did Tomb Raider II (1997) make?

$286k–$770k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Tomb Raider II (1997) sell?

Q: How many copies did Tomb Raider II (1997) sell?

149k to 242k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 149k–242k; $286k–$770k after Steam's cut $521k–$1.2M before the cut; from 2k 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 Tomb Raider II (1997) out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tomb Raider II (1997)'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.5M–3.1M

best case 8.4M (Resident Evil 2)

Games like Tomb Raider II (1997)

The middle of these games

≈ 1.5M–3.1M copies

≈ $7.4M–$29.2M after Steam's cut

from ~33k reviews

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

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Resident Evil 2 at ≈ 6.4M–10.4M copies, ≈ $70.1M–$188.4M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Classic (5 of 8) and Horror (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Zombies + Survival Horror, priced around $40.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2020, and none of them 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™ 2009	Est. copies ≈ 873k–1.4M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.4M–$6.5M after Steam's cut $4.4M–$9.9M before the cut	$9.99	14k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionSci-fi
Sonic Adventure DX 2011	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–1.9M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.6M–$7.0M after Steam's cut $4.7M–$10.7M before the cut	$7.99	19k reviews Very Positive	PlatformerGreat Soundtrack
Resident Evil 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1.8M–2.9M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $9.7M–$26.1M after Steam's cut $17.7M–$40.2M before the cut	$19.99	36k reviews Very Positive	Survival HorrorZombies
STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ 2009	Est. copies ≈ 2.1M–3.5M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $5.9M–$15.8M after Steam's cut $10.7M–$24.4M before the cut	$9.99	34k reviews Very Positive	RPGSci-fi
Resident Evil 3 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3.1M–5.1M 3.8x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $34.2M–$92.0M after Steam's cut $62.2M–$141.5M before the cut	$39.99	125k reviews Very Positive	ActionZombies
STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ 2012	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.7M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.5M–$12.1M after Steam's cut $8.2M–$18.7M before the cut	$9.99	26k reviews Very Positive	RPGStory Rich
Bayonetta 2017	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $6.1M–$16.5M after Steam's cut $11.2M–$25.4M before the cut	$19.99	32k reviews Very Positive	ActionFemale Protagonist
Resident Evil 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 6.4M–10.4M 6.7x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $70.1M–$188.4M after Steam's cut $127.4M–$289.8M before the cut	$39.99	221k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesSurvival Horror