How much revenue did Mafia II: Definitive Edition make?

$8.2M–$22.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Mafia II: Definitive Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Mafia II: Definitive Edition sell?

1.0M to 1.6M copies, based on its 38k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.0M–1.6M; $8.2M–$22.2M after Steam's cut $15.0M–$34.1M before the cut; from 38k reviews (Mostly 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 Mafia II: Definitive Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Mafia II: Definitive Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.7M–16.7M

best case 126.0M (Grand Theft Auto V Legacy)

The Crime 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

≈ 3.7M–16.7M copies

≈ $50.3M–$88.1M after Steam's cut

from ~154k reviews

Best case

≈ 96.0M–156.0M copies

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Crime (6 of 8) and Open World (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Crime.
The era: The games you compared span 2008 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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