How much revenue did PAYDAY 3 make?

$12.8M–$34.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did PAYDAY 3 sell?

Q: How many copies did PAYDAY 3 sell?

1.6M to 2.5M copies, based on its 65k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.6M–2.5M; $12.8M–$34.5M after Steam's cut $23.3M–$53.1M before the cut; from 65k reviews (Mixed)

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 PAYDAY 3 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including PAYDAY 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 158k–1.1M

best case 46.0M (PAYDAY 2)

The Co-op 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

≈ 158k–1.1M copies

≈ $1.1M–$8.9M after Steam's cut

from ~9k reviews

Best case

≈ 35.0M–56.9M copies

PAYDAY 2 · ≈ $96.2M–$258.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Co-op (6 of 8) and Crime (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op + FPS, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Looter Shooter + FPS + Multiplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2007 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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