How much revenue did POSTAL 2 make?

$19.4M–$52.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did POSTAL 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did POSTAL 2 sell?

7.1M to 11.5M copies, based on its 136k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 7.1M–11.5M; $19.4M–$52.2M after Steam's cut $35.3M–$80.3M before the cut; from 136k 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 POSTAL 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including POSTAL 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 414k–806k

best case 1.8M (Hatred)

The Gore 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

≈ 414k–806k copies

≈ $3.4M–$8.1M after Steam's cut

from ~12k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.4M–2.2M copies

Hatred · ≈ $2.2M–$6.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Gore (4 of 8) and Open World (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Gore + Violent, priced around $6.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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