How much revenue did BioShock™ make?

An estimated 9.2M to 24.6M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did BioShock™ sell?

Q: How many copies did BioShock™ sell?

An estimated 1.7M to 2.7M copies, based on its 32k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.7M–2.7M; $9.2M–$24.6M net $16.6M–$37.9M gross; from 32k 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 BioShock™ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including BioShock™'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 27.0M–33.8M

best case 39.9M (Wallpaper Engine)

The Open World lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 33.1M copies.

A typical game

≈ 33.1M copies

≈ $487.4M after Steam's cut

from ~893k reviews

Best case

≈ 39.9M copies

Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $76.9M after Steam's cut

from 1000k reviews

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are too small to compare.

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 Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
The games you compared span 2011 to 2022, 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.

Similar games

Game	Price	Reviews	Tags	Est. copies	Est. revenue
Portal 2 2011	Est. copies ≈ 24.1M–39.1M too small to compare SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $66.1M–$177.7M net $120.2M–$273.3M gross	$9.99	463k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PlatformerPuzzle +6
The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.6M–33.4M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $113.1M–$304.1M net $205.6M–$467.8M gross	$19.99	677k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
Wallpaper Engine 2018	Est. copies ≈ 30.4M–49.4M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $41.7M–$112.1M net $75.8M–$172.5M gross	$4.99	1000k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MatureUtilities +6
Red Dead Redemption 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 25.7M–41.8M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $424.4M–$1141.1M net $771.7M–$1755.6M gross	$59.99	893k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldStory Rich +6
Fallout 4 2015	Est. copies ≈ 19.8M–32.1M too small to compare SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $108.7M–$292.2M net $197.6M–$449.5M gross	$19.99	426k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldPost-apocalyptic +6
Cyberpunk 2077 2020	Est. copies ≈ 25.2M–40.9M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $415.5M–$1117.0M net $755.4M–$1718.5M gross	$59.99	954k reviews Very Positive	CyberpunkOpen World +6
Dying Light 2015	Est. copies ≈ 22.8M–37.0M too small to compare SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $156.4M–$420.4M net $284.3M–$646.7M gross	$24.99	490k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesSurvival Horror +6
Call of Duty® 2022	Est. copies ≈ 18.6M–30.3M SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue Free	Free	776k reviews Mixed	FPSMultiplayer +6