How much revenue did Alien: Isolation make?

$37.8M–$101.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Alien: Isolation sell?

Q: How many copies did Alien: Isolation sell?

3.4M to 5.6M copies, based on its 66k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.4M–5.6M; $37.8M–$101.7M after Steam's cut $68.8M–$156.4M before the cut; from 66k 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 Alien: Isolation out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Alien: Isolation's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.0M–12.4M

best case 16.1M (Lethal Company)

The First-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

≈ 5.0M–12.4M copies

≈ $47.2M–$75.6M after Steam's cut

from ~191k reviews

Best case

≈ 12.2M–19.9M copies

Lethal Company · ≈ $33.6M–$90.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (6 of 8) and Horror (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horror + First-Person, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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