How much revenue did Aliens: Fireteam Elite make?

$5.6M–$14.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Aliens: Fireteam Elite sell?

Q: How many copies did Aliens: Fireteam Elite sell?

674k to 1.1M copies, based on its 27k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 674k–1.1M; $5.6M–$14.9M after Steam's cut $10.1M–$23.0M before Steam's cut; from 27k reviews (Mostly Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Aliens: Fireteam Elite and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Aliens: Fireteam Elite's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.6M–3.1M

best case 9.9M (Halo: The Master Chief Collection)

Games like Aliens: Fireteam Elite

A typical game among these

≈ 1.6M–3.1M copies

≈ $12.6M–$50.4M after Steam's cut

from ~31k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Halo: The Master Chief Collection at ≈ 7.6M–12.3M copies, ≈ $83.3M–$223.9M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Co-op (6 of 8) and FPS (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FPS + Classic, priced around $40.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2010 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Halo: The Master Chief Collection 2019	Est. copies ≈ 7.6M–12.3M 8.5x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $83.3M–$223.9M after Steam's cut $151.4M–$344.5M before Steam's cut	$39.99	263k reviews Very Positive	Great SoundtrackFPS
Alien Swarm 2010	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	22k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayCo-op
STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II 2020	Est. copies ≈ 2.5M–4.0M 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $27.3M–$73.4M after Steam's cut $49.7M–$113.0M before Steam's cut	$39.99	100k reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerShooter
Evolve Stage 2 2015	Est. copies ≈ 2.4M–3.8M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue Free	Free	48k reviews Mostly Positive	ActionMultiplayer
Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop 2017	Est. copies ≈ 819k–1.3M SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	24k reviews Very Positive	Twin Stick ShooterPvE
Aliens vs. Predator™ 2010	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.2M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.7M–$15.2M after Steam's cut $10.3M–$23.4M before Steam's cut	$14.99	22k reviews Very Positive	ActionFPS
Serious Sam 3: BFE 2011	Est. copies ≈ 1.8M–3.0M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $15.0M–$40.3M after Steam's cut $27.2M–$62.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	29k reviews Very Positive	FPSAction
Starship Troopers: Extermination 2024	Est. copies ≈ 829k–1.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $6.8M–$18.4M after Steam's cut $12.4M–$28.3M before Steam's cut	$29.99	33k reviews Mostly Positive	Online Co-OpAction