How much revenue did Red Dead Online make?

$10.0M–$27.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Red Dead Online sell?

Q: How many copies did Red Dead Online sell?

1.8M to 3.0M copies, based on its 69k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.8M–3.0M; $10.0M–$27.0M after Steam's cut $18.3M–$41.6M before the cut; from 69k 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 Online out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Red Dead Online's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10.6M–21.8M

best case 34.0M (Red Dead Redemption 2)

The Open World genre

6 of your 8 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

≈ 10.6M–21.8M copies

≈ $80.8M–$264.8M after Steam's cut

from ~222k reviews

Best case

≈ 25.9M–42.1M copies

Red Dead Redemption 2 · ≈ $427.1M–$1148.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (7 of 8) and Western (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Story Rich, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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