How much revenue did Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy make?

$18.3M–$49.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy sell?

Q: How many copies did Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy sell?

1.1M to 1.8M copies, based on its 45k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.1M–1.8M; $18.3M–$49.2M after Steam's cut $33.3M–$75.7M before the cut; from 45k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 33.5M–39.5M

best case 37.9M (Black Myth: Wukong)

The Open World 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

≈ 33.5M–39.5M copies

≈ $349.7M–$816.8M after Steam's cut

from ~930k reviews

Best case

≈ 28.9M–46.9M copies

Black Myth: Wukong · ≈ $476.4M–$1280.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (5 of 8) and Story Rich (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mythology + Action RPG, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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