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How many copies did Hitman: Codename 47 sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 321k–522k
$706k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before the cut
from 5k 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 Hitman: Codename 47 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hitman: Codename 47's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 371k–5.3M
best case 5.8M (Assassin's Creed® Origins)
Games like Hitman: Codename 47

The middle of these games

≈ 371k–5.3M copies

≈ $1.2M–$33.8M after Steam's cut

from ~39k 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: Assassin's Creed® Origins at ≈ 4.4M–7.2M copies, ≈ $72.9M–$196.0M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Stealth (8 of 8) and Assassin (7 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Open World + Assassin, priced around $60.
The era
The games you compared span 2007 to 2018, and none of them shipped in the last two years.
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 38 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Dishonored
2012
Est. copies
≈ 5.6M–9.0M
2.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$15.3M–$41.1M after Steam's cut $27.8M–$63.3M before the cut
$9.99
88k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
StealthFirst-Person
Hitman: Contracts
2014
Est. copies
≈ 205k–332k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$506k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $919k–$2.1M before the cut
$8.99
4k reviews
Very Positive
StealthAction
Hitman: Blood Money
2007
Est. copies
≈ 1.0M–1.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$2.8M–$7.5M after Steam's cut $5.1M–$11.5M before the cut
$9.99
16k reviews
Very Positive
StealthAction
HITMAN™ 2
2018
Est. copies
≈ 2.3M–3.7M
1.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
75k reviews
Very Positive
StealthAssassin
Death to Spies
2008
Est. copies
≈ 64k–104k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$88k–$237k after Steam's cut $160k–$365k before the cut
$4.99
1k reviews
Mostly Positive
ActionStealth
Assassin's Creed 2
2010
Est. copies
≈ 3.9M–6.3M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$21.3M–$57.3M after Steam's cut $38.7M–$88.1M before the cut
$19.99
61k reviews
Very Positive
ActionOpen World
Assassin's Creed® Origins
2017
Est. copies
≈ 4.4M–7.2M
3.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$72.9M–$196.0M after Steam's cut $132.6M–$301.6M before the cut
$59.99
128k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAssassin
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
2007
Est. copies
≈ 309k–502k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$764k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before the cut
$8.99
5k reviews
Very Positive
StealthAction

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