How much revenue did Rust make?

An estimated 460.8M to 1239.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rust sell?

Q: How many copies did Rust sell?

An estimated 41.9M to 68.1M copies, based on its 1.4M Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 41.9M–68.1M; $460.8M–$1239.0M net $837.9M–$1906.2M gross; from 1.4M 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 Rust out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rust's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 26.9M–61.3M

best case 104.7M (Terraria)

The Multiplayer lane

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

A typical game

≈ 31.5M copies

≈ $259.4M after Steam's cut

from ~809k reviews

Best case

≈ 104.7M copies

Terraria · ≈ $404.3M after Steam's cut

from 1.5M 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 Open World Survival Craft + Sandbox, priced around $10.
The games you compared span 2007 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.

Similar games

Game	Price	Reviews	Tags	Est. copies	Est. revenue
Terraria 2011	Est. copies ≈ 79.8M–129.7M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $219.2M–$589.4M net $398.6M–$906.8M gross	$9.99	1.5M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSandbox +6
Unturned 2017	Est. copies ≈ 19.4M–31.5M SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue Free	Free	564k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlaySurvival +6
Team Fortress 2 2007	Est. copies ≈ 64.5M–104.8M 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue Free	Free	1.2M reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayHero Shooter +6
Baldur's Gate 3 2023	Est. copies ≈ 20.3M–33.0M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $335.0M–$900.7M net $609.1M–$1385.7M gross	$59.99	846k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RPGCharacter Customization +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
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
Don't Starve Together 2016	Est. copies ≈ 21.5M–34.9M 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
Stardew Valley 2016	Est. copies ≈ 40.8M–66.3M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $168.2M–$452.2M net $305.8M–$695.8M gross	$14.99	1.0M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Farming SimPixel Graphics +6