How much revenue did ARK: Survival Ascended make?

An estimated 32.8M to 88.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did ARK: Survival Ascended sell?

Q: How many copies did ARK: Survival Ascended sell?

An estimated 2.7M to 4.3M copies, based on its 110k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.7M–4.3M; $32.8M–$88.2M net $59.6M–$135.7M gross; from 110k reviews (Mixed)

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 ARK: Survival Ascended out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ARK: Survival Ascended's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 26.6M–43.7M

best case 123.2M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The Survival lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 31.5M copies.

A typical game

≈ 31.5M copies

≈ $182.7M after Steam's cut

from ~724k reviews

Best case

≈ 123.2M copies

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

from 2.7M 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 Survival + Shooter, priced around $17.
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2021. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

Game	Price	Reviews	Tags	Est. copies	Est. revenue
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 2017	Est. copies ≈ 93.9M–152.6M 3.8x vs typical SteamSpy 100M–200M	Est. revenue Free	Free	2.7M reviews Mixed	SurvivalShooter +6
Don't Starve Together 2016	Est. copies ≈ 21.5M–35.0M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $88.7M–$238.4M net $161.2M–$366.7M gross	$14.99	538k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalOpen World Survival Craft +6
ARK: Survival Evolved 2017	Est. copies ≈ 26.5M–43.1M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $109.4M–$294.2M net $198.9M–$452.6M gross	$14.99	772k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
Unturned 2017	Est. copies ≈ 19.4M–31.5M SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue Free	Free	564k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlaySurvival +6
The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.6M–33.4M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $113.1M–$304.1M net $205.6M–$467.8M gross	$19.99	677k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
Wallpaper Engine 2018	Est. copies ≈ 30.4M–49.4M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $41.7M–$112.1M net $75.8M–$172.5M gross	$4.99	1000k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MatureUtilities +6
Rust 2018	Est. copies ≈ 41.9M–68.1M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $460.8M–$1239.1M net $837.9M–$1906.2M gross	$39.99	1.4M reviews Very Positive	SurvivalCrafting +6
Valheim 2021	Est. copies ≈ 13.3M–21.6M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $73.2M–$196.8M net $133.1M–$302.8M gross	$19.99	537k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6