How much revenue did Sonic Adventure DX make?

$2.6M–$7.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sonic Adventure DX sell?

Q: How many copies did Sonic Adventure DX sell?

1.2M to 1.9M copies, based on its 19k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.2M–1.9M; $2.6M–$7.0M after Steam's cut $4.7M–$10.7M before the cut; from 19k 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 Sonic Adventure DX out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sonic Adventure DX's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 369k–564k

best case 2.4M (Sonic Adventure 2)

Games like Sonic Adventure DX

The middle of these games

≈ 369k–564k copies

≈ $596k–$1.3M after Steam's cut

from ~8k 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.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Sonic Adventure 2 at ≈ 1.8M–2.9M copies, ≈ $4.9M–$13.3M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Platformer (7 of 8) and 3D Platformer (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 3D Platformer + Platformer, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2019, 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 36 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).

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Sonic Adventure 2 2012	Est. copies ≈ 1.8M–2.9M 3.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.9M–$13.3M after Steam's cut $9.0M–$20.5M before the cut	$9.99	28k reviews Very Positive	ActionGreat Soundtrack
Jet Set Radio 2012	Est. copies ≈ 526k–854k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	8k reviews Very Positive	Great SoundtrackClassic
Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time 2008	Est. copies ≈ 333k–542k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $916k–$2.5M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.8M before the cut	$9.99	5k reviews Very Positive	ActionAdventure
Psychonauts 2006	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–2.0M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.3M–$9.0M after Steam's cut $6.1M–$13.8M before the cut	$9.99	19k reviews Very Positive	PlatformerComedy
Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy 2019	Est. copies ≈ 642k–1.0M 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.1M–$19.0M after Steam's cut $12.8M–$29.2M before the cut	$39.99	22k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerAdventure
Sonic Generations Collection 2011	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.6M 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	25k reviews Very Positive	PlatformerGreat Soundtrack
Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release) 2019	Est. copies ≈ 229k–373k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $125k–$337k after Steam's cut $228k–$519k before the cut	$1.99	8k reviews Very Positive	Adventure3D Platformer
Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy 2018	Est. copies ≈ 673k–1.1M 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.4M–$19.9M after Steam's cut $13.5M–$30.6M before the cut	$39.99	22k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerRemake