How much revenue did Quake III Arena make?

$871k–$2.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Quake III Arena sell?

Q: How many copies did Quake III Arena sell?

211k to 343k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 211k–343k; $871k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.6M before the cut; from 4k 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 Quake III Arena out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Quake III Arena's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 675k–1.1M

best case 1.2M (Quake Champions)

The FPS genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 675k–1.1M copies

≈ $3.0M–$6.9M after Steam's cut

from ~17k reviews

Best case

≈ 935k–1.5M copies

Quake Champions

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on FPS (8 of 8) and Shooter (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Arena Shooter + Hero Shooter, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2007 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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