How much revenue did METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE make?

$37.9M–$102.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE sell?

Q: How many copies did METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE sell?

4.6M to 7.5M copies, based on its 88k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4.6M–7.5M; $37.9M–$102.0M after Steam's cut $69.0M–$157.0M before the cut; from 88k 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 METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.8M–7.3M

best case 20.5M (Monster Hunter: World)

The Hack and Slash 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

≈ 6.8M–7.3M copies

≈ $70.1M–$78.6M after Steam's cut

from ~152k reviews

Best case

≈ 15.6M–25.4M copies

Monster Hunter: World · ≈ $128.7M–$346.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Hack and Slash (5 of 8) and Third Person (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Souls-like + Ninja, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Action; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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