How much revenue did Aliens: Dark Descent make?

$4.9M–$13.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Aliens: Dark Descent sell?

Q: How many copies did Aliens: Dark Descent sell?

442k to 719k copies, based on its 18k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 442k–719k; $4.9M–$13.1M after Steam's cut $8.8M–$20.1M before the cut; from 18k 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 Aliens: Dark Descent out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Aliens: Dark Descent's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 418k–870k

best case 2.9M (STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack)

The RTS genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 418k–870k copies

≈ $4.4M–$9.9M after Steam's cut

from ~13k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.2M–3.6M copies

STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack · ≈ $12.2M–$32.9M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on RTS (8 of 8) and Sci-fi (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with RTS + Space, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Moddable + Mod + Space; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2007 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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