How much revenue did Primal Carnage make?

$413k–$1.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Primal Carnage sell?

Q: How many copies did Primal Carnage sell?

301k to 490k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 301k–490k; $413k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $752k–$1.7M before the cut; from 6k reviews (Mostly 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 Primal Carnage out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Primal Carnage's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.1M–5.0M

best case 34.9M (ARK: Survival Evolved)

The Dinosaurs 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

≈ 2.1M–5.0M copies

≈ $36.0M–$59.6M after Steam's cut

from ~112k reviews

Best case

≈ 26.6M–43.2M copies

ARK: Survival Evolved · ≈ $109.6M–$294.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Dinosaurs (6 of 8) and Building (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Open World Survival Craft + Crafting + Survival; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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