How much revenue did Red Dead Redemption 2 make?

$427.1M–$1148.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Red Dead Redemption 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Red Dead Redemption 2 sell?

25.9M to 42.1M copies, based on its 899k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 25.9M–42.1M; $427.1M–$1148.4M after Steam's cut $776.6M–$1766.8M before the cut; from 899k 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 Red Dead Redemption 2 out and predicted the genre from its 7 similar games. Every figure here, including Red Dead Redemption 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 541k–2.7M

best case 17.7M (Fallout: New Vegas)

The Western genre

All 7 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

≈ 541k–2.7M copies

≈ $2.2M–$17.9M after Steam's cut

from ~21k reviews

Best case

≈ 13.5M–21.9M copies

Fallout: New Vegas · ≈ $37.1M–$99.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Western (6 of 7) and Open World (4 of 7).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Post-apocalyptic, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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