How much revenue did Subnautica: Below Zero make?

An estimated 22.0M to 59.1M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Subnautica: Below Zero sell?

Q: How many copies did Subnautica: Below Zero sell?

An estimated 2.7M to 4.3M copies, based on its 107k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.7M–4.3M; $22.0M–$59.1M net $40.0M–$90.9M gross; from 107k 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 Subnautica: Below Zero out and predicted the genre from its 5 similar games. Every figure here, including Subnautica: Below Zero's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 261k–11.8M

best case 15.0M (Subnautica)

The Crafting lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 739k copies.

A typical game

≈ 739k copies

≈ $48.4M after Steam's cut

from ~23k reviews

Best case

≈ 15.0M copies

Subnautica · ≈ $173.6M after Steam's cut

from 375k 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 Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $30.
The games you compared span 2014 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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