How much revenue did Max Payne make?

$2.2M–$6.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Max Payne sell?

Q: How many copies did Max Payne sell?

817k to 1.3M copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 817k–1.3M; $2.2M–$6.0M after Steam's cut $4.1M–$9.3M before the cut; from 16k 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 Max Payne out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Max Payne's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 66k–1.1M

best case 3.8M (Mafia: Definitive Edition)

The Story Rich genre

6 of your 8 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

≈ 66k–1.1M copies

≈ $281k–$6.7M after Steam's cut

from ~6k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.9M–4.7M copies

Mafia: Definitive Edition · ≈ $31.7M–$85.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (5 of 8) and Open World (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Crime, priced around $40.
The era: The games you compared span 2008 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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