How much revenue did FINAL FANTASY VIII make?

$2.0M–$5.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did FINAL FANTASY VIII sell?

Q: How many copies did FINAL FANTASY VIII sell?

600k to 975k copies, based on its 9k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 600k–975k; $2.0M–$5.3M after Steam's cut $3.6M–$8.2M before the cut; from 9k 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 FINAL FANTASY VIII out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including FINAL FANTASY VIII's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 231k–766k

best case 988k (FINAL FANTASY VII)

Games like FINAL FANTASY VIII

The middle of these games

≈ 231k–766k copies

≈ $1.5M–$4.5M after Steam's cut

from ~8k 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: FINAL FANTASY VII at ≈ 753k–1.2M copies.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on JRPG (8 of 8) and Classic (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with JRPG + Classic.
The era: None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2019. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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 36 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).

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FINAL FANTASY VII unreleased	Est. copies ≈ 753k–1.2M 3.8x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	30k reviews Very Positive	JRPGRPG
Final Fantasy III (3D Remake) 2014	Est. copies ≈ 200k–325k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $880k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.6M before the cut	$15.99	4k reviews Very Positive	RPGJRPG
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky 2014	Est. copies ≈ 581k–943k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.2M–$8.6M after Steam's cut $5.8M–$13.2M before the cut	$19.99	10k reviews Very Positive	JRPG Story Rich
FINAL FANTASY IX 2016	Est. copies ≈ 592k–962k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.4M–$9.2M after Steam's cut $6.2M–$14.1M before the cut	$20.99	14k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	JRPG Story Rich
CHRONO TRIGGER® 2018	Est. copies ≈ 409k–665k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.5M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.0M before the cut	$14.99	13k reviews Very Positive	JRPGRPG
Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake) 2014	Est. copies ≈ 181k–294k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $795k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.3M before the cut	$15.99	3k reviews Very Positive	RPGJRPG
GRANDIA II HD Remaster 2015	Est. copies ≈ 129k–210k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $712k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before the cut	$19.99	3k reviews Very Positive	JRPGRPG
FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED 2019	Est. copies ≈ 161k–262k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $887k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.7M before the cut	$19.99	6k reviews Mostly Positive	RPGAdventure