How much revenue did Tomb Raider I (1996) make?

$564k–$1.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Tomb Raider I (1996) sell?

Q: How many copies did Tomb Raider I (1996) sell?

294k to 477k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 294k–477k; $564k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before Steam's cut; from 5k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Tomb Raider I (1996) and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tomb Raider I (1996)'s, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 424k–592k

best case 8.5M (Resident Evil 2)

Games like Tomb Raider I (1996)

A typical game among these

≈ 424k–592k copies

≈ $2.5M–$3.1M after Steam's cut

from ~7k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Resident Evil 2 at ≈ 6.5M–10.5M copies, ≈ $70.9M–$190.7M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Female Protagonist (5 of 8) and Puzzle (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Puzzle-Platformer, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Zombies + Survival Horror; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2007 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Portal 2007	Est. copies ≈ 12.6M–20.5M 27x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $34.6M–$93.1M after Steam's cut $63.0M–$143.3M before Steam's cut	$9.99	199k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzlePuzzle-Platformer
Resident Evil 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 6.5M–10.5M 30x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $70.9M–$190.7M after Steam's cut $129.0M–$293.4M before Steam's cut	$39.99	224k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesSurvival Horror
Mirror's Edge™ 2009	Est. copies ≈ 2.5M–4.0M 5.3x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $13.7M–$36.8M after Steam's cut $24.9M–$56.6M before Steam's cut	$19.99	39k reviews Very Positive	Action-AdventureParkour
Tomb Raider: Anniversary 2007	Est. copies ≈ 470k–764k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.8M before Steam's cut	$8.99	7k reviews Very Positive	AdventureAction
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft 2024	Est. copies ≈ 215k–349k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.3M before Steam's cut	$29.99	9k reviews Very Positive	Female ProtagonistAction-Adventure
Syberia 2011	Est. copies ≈ 432k–702k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.5M–$4.1M after Steam's cut $2.8M–$6.4M before Steam's cut	$12.99	7k reviews Very Positive	AdventurePoint & Click
Resident Evil 0 2016	Est. copies ≈ 827k–1.3M 2.7x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.5M–$12.2M after Steam's cut $8.3M–$18.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	20k reviews Very Positive	HorrorZombies
Resident Evil 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1.8M–2.9M 4.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $9.9M–$26.5M after Steam's cut $17.9M–$40.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	37k reviews Very Positive	Survival HorrorZombies