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How many copies did Ghostrunner sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 1.8M–2.9M
$19.3M–$51.9M after Steam's cut $35.1M–$79.8M before the cut
from 66k 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 Ghostrunner out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ghostrunner's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 508k–829k
best case 8.2M (ULTRAKILL)
The Cyberpunk genre

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

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

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

A typical game
≈ 508k–829k copies
≈ $4.9M–$5.6M after Steam's cut
from ~13k reviews
Best case
≈ 6.3M–10.2M copies
ULTRAKILL · ≈ $51.7M–$139.0M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Cyberpunk (3 of 8) and First-Person (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Story Rich + Platformer, priced around $27. The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Spectacle fighter + Character Action Game; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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