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How many copies did Plague Inc: Evolved sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 2.6M–4.2M
$10.6M–$28.4M net $19.2M–$43.7M gross
from 64k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Plague Inc: Evolved out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Plague Inc: Evolved's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 106k–606k
best case 728k (60 Seconds! Reatomized)
The Strategy lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 144k copies.

A typical game
≈ 144k copies
≈ $675k after Steam's cut
from ~4k reviews
Best case
≈ 728k copies
60 Seconds! Reatomized · ≈ $2.8M after Steam's cut
from 19k 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 2D + Choose Your Own Adventure, priced around $10.
  • The games you compared span 2015 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.

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