How much revenue did Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ make?

$20.6M–$55.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ sell?

Q: How many copies did Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ sell?

1.9M to 3.0M copies, based on its 78k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.9M–3.0M; $20.6M–$55.5M after Steam's cut $37.5M–$85.4M before the cut; from 78k 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 Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ out and predicted the genre from its 5 similar games. Every figure here, including Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.6M–13.3M

best case 13.3M (Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition)

The Open World genre

All 5 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

≈ 6.6M–13.3M copies

≈ $68.7M–$171.7M after Steam's cut

from ~186k reviews

Best case

≈ 10.1M–16.5M copies

Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition · ≈ $167.3M–$449.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (3 of 5) and Stealth (3 of 5).
The winners: Winners here lead with Souls-like + Ninja, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2000 to 2019, a genre with a long track record.

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

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