How much revenue did Outer Wilds make?

An estimated 19.0M to 51.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Outer Wilds sell?

Q: How many copies did Outer Wilds sell?

An estimated 2.8M to 4.5M copies, based on its 105k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.8M–4.5M; $19.0M–$51.0M net $34.5M–$78.4M gross; from 105k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Outer Wilds out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Outer Wilds's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 335k–807k

best case 1.4M (Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader)

The Atmospheric lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 436k copies.

A typical game

≈ 436k copies

≈ $3.7M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.4M copies

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · ≈ $27.9M after Steam's cut

from 46k 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 Character Customization + Cinematic, priced around $50.
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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