How much revenue did Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition make?

$16.0M–$42.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition sell?

2.9M to 4.7M copies, based on its 56k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.9M–4.7M; $16.0M–$42.9M after Steam's cut $29.0M–$66.0M before the cut; from 56k 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 Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.9M–27.0M

best case 29.9M (Dying Light)

The Open World 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

≈ 6.9M–27.0M copies

≈ $132.3M–$231.9M after Steam's cut

from ~331k reviews

Best case

≈ 22.8M–37.1M copies

Dying Light · ≈ $156.7M–$421.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (8 of 8) and Post-apocalyptic (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Zombies + Survival Horror, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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