How much revenue did Mafia make?

An estimated 3.5M to 9.3M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Mafia sell?

Q: How many copies did Mafia sell?

An estimated 842k to 1.4M copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 842k–1.4M; $3.5M–$9.3M net $6.3M–$14.4M gross; from 16k 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 Mafia out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Mafia's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.2M–5.5M

best case 3.8M (Mafia: Definitive Edition)

The Action lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 5.3M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 5.3M copies

≈ $41.1M after Steam's cut

from ~78k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.8M copies

Mafia: Definitive Edition · ≈ $58.2M after Steam's cut

from 109k 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 Multiplayer + Action, priced around $40.
The breakout hits carry Multiplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2008 to 2020, 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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