How much revenue did Prey make?

An estimated 15.3M to 41.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Prey sell?

Q: How many copies did Prey sell?

An estimated 1.9M to 3.0M copies, based on its 54k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.9M–3.0M; $15.3M–$41.2M net $27.9M–$63.5M gross; from 54k 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 Prey out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Prey's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 236k–853k

best case 2.3M (The Planet Crafter)

The FPS lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 401k copies.

A typical game

≈ 401k copies

≈ $5.7M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.3M copies

The Planet Crafter · ≈ $20.9M after Steam's cut

from 72k reviews

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is 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 + Base-Building, priced around $24.
The games you compared span 2013 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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