How much revenue did No Man's Sky make?

An estimated 271.3M to 729.5M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did No Man's Sky sell?

Q: How many copies did No Man's Sky sell?

An estimated 16.4M to 26.7M copies, based on its 411k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 16.4M–26.7M; $271.3M–$729.5M net $493.3M–$1122.2M gross; from 411k 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 No Man's Sky out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including No Man's Sky's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.1M–2.2M

best case 5.2M (ASTRONEER)

The Open World Survival Craft lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 2.1M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 2.1M copies

≈ $20.9M after Steam's cut

from ~65k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.2M copies

ASTRONEER · ≈ $60.7M after Steam's cut

from 139k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

3 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits 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 Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Space; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2016 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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