How much revenue did Half-Life 2 make?

$39.5M–$106.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Half-Life 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Half-Life 2 sell?

14.4M to 23.4M copies, based on its 277k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 14.4M–23.4M; $39.5M–$106.2M after Steam's cut $71.8M–$163.4M before the cut; from 277k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Half-Life 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Half-Life 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 22.5M–34.1M

best case 36.7M (Apex Legends™)

The FPS 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

≈ 22.5M–34.1M copies

≈ $151.8M–$200.7M after Steam's cut

from ~562k reviews

Best case

≈ 27.9M–45.4M copies

Apex Legends™

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on FPS (4 of 8) and Open World (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Battle Royale + FPS, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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