How much revenue did Black Mesa make?

An estimated 20.8M to 56.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Black Mesa sell?

Q: How many copies did Black Mesa sell?

An estimated 3.8M to 6.2M copies, based on its 143k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.8M–6.2M; $20.8M–$56.0M net $37.8M–$86.1M gross; from 143k 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 Black Mesa out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Black Mesa's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.6M–6.4M

best case 11.5M (DOOM)

The Action lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 2.6M copies.

A typical game

≈ 2.6M copies

≈ $26.0M after Steam's cut

from ~47k reviews

Best case

≈ 11.5M copies

DOOM · ≈ $89.0M after Steam's cut

from 219k 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 FPS + Gore, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2010 to 2016, 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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