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How many copies did The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 372k–605k
$6.1M–$16.5M net $11.2M–$25.4M gross
from 12k reviews (Mostly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.0M–5.0M
best case 27.0M (The Forest)
The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.5M copies.

A typical game
≈ 1.5M copies
≈ $28.0M after Steam's cut
from ~30k reviews
Best case
≈ 27.0M copies
The Forest · ≈ $208.6M after Steam's cut
from 677k 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 Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
  • 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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≈ 20.6M–33.4M
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