How much revenue did EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 make?

$5.5M–$14.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 sell?

Q: How many copies did EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 sell?

331k to 537k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 331k–537k; $5.5M–$14.7M after Steam's cut $9.9M–$22.6M before the cut; from 11k 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 EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 18.6M–47.4M

best case 123.4M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The Shooter genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 18.6M–47.4M copies

≈ $151.0M–$314.6M after Steam's cut

from ~720k reviews

Best case

≈ 94.0M–152.8M copies

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Shooter (4 of 8) and Third-Person Shooter (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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