How much revenue did XCOM: Enemy Unknown make?

$12.5M–$33.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did XCOM: Enemy Unknown sell?

Q: How many copies did XCOM: Enemy Unknown sell?

3.0M to 4.9M copies, based on its 58k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.0M–4.9M; $12.5M–$33.7M after Steam's cut $22.8M–$51.8M before the cut; from 58k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left XCOM: Enemy Unknown out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including XCOM: Enemy Unknown's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.3M–15.7M

best case 27.1M (The Forest)

The Turn-Based Strategy 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

≈ 5.3M–15.7M copies

≈ $93.5M–$176.9M after Steam's cut

from ~134k reviews

Best case

≈ 20.6M–33.5M copies

The Forest · ≈ $113.4M–$304.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Turn-Based Strategy (6 of 8) and Grand Strategy (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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