How much revenue did XCOM® 2 make?

An estimated 23.8M to 64.1M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did XCOM® 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did XCOM® 2 sell?

An estimated 4.3M to 7.0M copies, based on its 108k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4.3M–7.0M; $23.8M–$64.1M net $43.3M–$98.6M gross; from 108k 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 XCOM® 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including XCOM® 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 431k–1.2M

best case 1.4M (Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition)

The Post-apocalyptic lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 957k copies.

A typical game

≈ 957k copies

≈ $5.2M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.4M copies

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition · ≈ $10.9M after Steam's cut

from 43k 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 Singleplayer + Action RPG, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2009 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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