How much revenue did Thief Simulator make?

An estimated 6.6M to 17.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Thief Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Thief Simulator sell?

An estimated 1.2M to 1.9M copies, based on its 39k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.2M–1.9M; $6.6M–$17.7M net $12.0M–$27.2M gross; from 39k 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 Thief Simulator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Thief Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.0M–5.5M

best case 45.9M (PAYDAY 2)

The Action lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 4.1M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 4.1M copies

≈ $25.1M after Steam's cut

from ~62k reviews

Best case

≈ 45.9M copies

PAYDAY 2 · ≈ $177.4M after Steam's cut

from 673k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits 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 FPS + Multiplayer, priced around $15.
The breakout hits carry FPS + Multiplayer + Stealth; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2011 to 2017, 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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