How much revenue did Project Genesis make?

Project Genesis is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Project Genesis sell?

Q: How many copies did Project Genesis sell?

An estimated 3k to 5k copies, based on its 125 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–5k; from 125 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 Project Genesis out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Project Genesis's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.3M–8.1M

best case 36.2M (HELLDIVERS™ 2)

The Sandbox lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 5.1M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 5.1M copies

≈ $39.1M after Steam's cut

from ~123k reviews

Best case

≈ 36.2M copies

HELLDIVERS™ 2 · ≈ $559.5M after Steam's cut

from 1.1M reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

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 Online Co-Op + PvE, priced around $40.
The breakout hits carry Third-Person Shooter + Online Co-Op + Multiplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, 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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