How much revenue did Hitman: Absolution™ make?

$18.0M–$48.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hitman: Absolution™ sell?

Q: How many copies did Hitman: Absolution™ sell?

3.3M to 5.3M copies, based on its 63k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.3M–5.3M; $18.0M–$48.4M after Steam's cut $32.7M–$74.5M before the cut; from 63k 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 Hitman: Absolution™ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hitman: Absolution™'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.9M–26.7M

best case 123.4M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The Third Person 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

≈ 7.9M–26.7M copies

≈ $117.5M–$304.8M after Steam's cut

from ~310k reviews

Best case

≈ 94.0M–152.8M copies

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Third Person (4 of 8) and Open World (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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