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How many copies did Saints Row: The Third sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 3.6M–5.9M
$9.9M–$26.7M net $18.1M–$41.1M gross
from 70k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Saints Row: The Third out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Saints Row: The Third's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10.4M–26.3M
best case 125.9M (Grand Theft Auto V Legacy)
The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 16.6M copies.

A typical game
≈ 16.6M copies
≈ $147.6M after Steam's cut
from ~288k reviews
Best case
≈ 125.9M copies
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
from 2.1M 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 Open World + Action, priced around $40.
  • The games you compared span 2012 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.

Similar games

2020
Est. copies
≈ 4.3M–7.0M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$71.1M–$191.1M net $129.2M–$293.9M gross
$59.99
163k reviews
Very Positive
RPGLooter Shooter +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 17.5M–28.4M
1.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$288.6M–$776.0M net $524.7M–$1193.8M gross
$59.99
437k reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeDark Fantasy +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 95.9M–155.8M
7.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 50M–100M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
2.1M reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAction +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 27.6M–44.8M
4.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$303.4M–$815.6M net $551.6M–$1254.8M gross
$39.99
1.1M reviews
Mostly Positive
Online Co-OpPvE +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 4.6M–7.5M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$51.0M–$137.2M net $92.8M–$211.1M gross
$39.99
153k reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeDark Fantasy +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 16.2M–26.3M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$89.0M–$239.3M net $161.8M–$368.2M gross
$19.99
311k reviews
Very Positive
LootShooter +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 9.0M–14.6M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$49.5M–$133.2M net $90.1M–$204.9M gross
$19.99
225k reviews
Very Positive
Co-opFunny +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 9.1M–14.8M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
265k reviews
Mostly Positive
VRFree to Play +6

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