How much revenue did DNA: Episode 5 make?

$102–$275 after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did DNA: Episode 5 sell?

Q: How many copies did DNA: Episode 5 sell?

124 to 202 copies, based on its 5 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 124–202; $102–$275 after Steam's cut $185–$423 before the cut; from 5 reviews (5 user reviews); Thin evidence: 5 reviews. That range swings on one or two people, so read it as a hint, not a measurement.

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 DNA: Episode 5 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including DNA: Episode 5's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 69k–162k

best case 1.2M (One Finger Death Punch)

Games like DNA: Episode 5

The middle of these games

≈ 69k–162k copies

≈ $519k–$1.5M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: One Finger Death Punch at ≈ 915k–1.5M copies, ≈ $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 829 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 229 to 1k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Beat 'em up (8 of 8) and 2D Fighter (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 2D Fighter + Fast-Paced, priced around $5. The breakout hits carry Addictive + Fast-Paced + Fighting; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, and 1 of your 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
One Finger Death Punch 2014	Est. copies ≈ 915k–1.5M 6.5x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.2M before the cut	$4.99	16k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action2D Fighter
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION 2017	Est. copies ≈ 145k–236k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $2.4M–$6.4M after Steam's cut $4.4M–$9.9M before the cut	$59.99	4k reviews Very Positive	FightingArcade
Capcom Arcade Stadium 2021	Est. copies ≈ 118k–192k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	5k reviews Mixed	ArcadeAction
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection 2022	Est. copies ≈ 25k–41k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $280k–$754k after Steam's cut $510k–$1.2M before the cut	$39.99	1k reviews Very Positive	ActionArcade
MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics 2024	Est. copies ≈ 62k–101k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $853k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.5M before the cut	$49.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Action2D Fighter
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 2023	Est. copies ≈ 44k–71k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $603k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.5M before the cut	$49.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Action2D Fighter
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2018	Est. copies ≈ 61k–99k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $251k–$674k after Steam's cut $455k–$1.0M before the cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Beat 'em upAction
One Finger Death Punch 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 129k–210k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $285k–$765k after Steam's cut $517k–$1.2M before the cut	$7.99	4k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionIndie