How much revenue did Starfield make?

$57.5M–$154.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Starfield sell?

Q: How many copies did Starfield sell?

4.2M to 6.8M copies, based on its 174k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4.2M–6.8M; $57.5M–$154.7M after Steam's cut $104.6M–$238.0M before the cut; from 174k 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 Starfield out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Starfield's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.9M–22.5M

best case 36.3M (HELLDIVERS™ 2)

The Exploration genre

All 8 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

≈ 8.9M–22.5M copies

≈ $116.5M–$350.2M after Steam's cut

from ~311k reviews

Best case

≈ 27.6M–44.9M copies

HELLDIVERS™ 2 · ≈ $303.8M–$816.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Exploration (4 of 8) and Sci-fi (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Third-Person Shooter + Shooter, priced around $40.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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