How much revenue did Plague Inc: Evolved make?

$10.7M–$28.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Plague Inc: Evolved sell?

Q: How many copies did Plague Inc: Evolved sell?

2.6M to 4.2M copies, based on its 65k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.6M–4.2M; $10.7M–$28.7M after Steam's cut $19.4M–$44.1M before the cut; from 65k 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 Plague Inc: Evolved out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Plague Inc: Evolved's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 107k–609k

best case 730k (60 Seconds! Reatomized)

The Outbreak Sim 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

≈ 107k–609k copies

≈ $553k–$2.6M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 556k–904k copies

60 Seconds! Reatomized · ≈ $1.5M–$4.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Outbreak Sim (4 of 8) and Simulation (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Choose Your Own Adventure + Dark Humor, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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