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How many copies did System Shock® 2 (1999) sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 407k–661k
from 8k 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 System Shock® 2 (1999) out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including System Shock® 2 (1999)'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 423k–542k
best case 1.6M (Atomic Heart)
The Singleplayer lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 506k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 506k copies
≈ $2.4M after Steam's cut
from ~13k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.6M copies
Atomic Heart · ≈ $36.1M after Steam's cut
from 49k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit 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 Sexual Content + FPS, priced around $60.
  • The breakout hits carry Sexual Content + Robots + FPS; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2011 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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too small to compare
SteamSpy 500k–1M
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2015
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≈ 655k–1.1M
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Cult ClassicCombat Racing +6
2021
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≈ 386k–627k
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2023
Est. copies
≈ 322k–523k
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$1.3M–$3.6M net $2.4M–$5.5M gross
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2023
Est. copies
≈ 1.2M–1.9M
3.7x vs typical
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Sexual ContentFPS +6
2011
Est. copies
≈ 416k–676k
too small to compare
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$1.1M–$3.1M net $2.1M–$4.7M gross
$9.99
8k reviews
Very Positive
CyberpunkRPG +6
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≈ 413k–672k
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Est. revenue
$1.7M–$4.6M net $3.1M–$7.0M gross
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12k reviews
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2023
Est. copies
≈ 306k–497k
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