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How many copies did The Saboteur™ sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 67k–110k
$185k–$498k after Steam's cut $337k–$766k before the cut
from 3k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left The Saboteur™ out and predicted the genre from its 7 similar games. Every figure here, including The Saboteur™'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 46.8M–88.2M
best case 126.0M (Grand Theft Auto V Legacy)
The Mature genre

All 7 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
≈ 46.8M–88.2M copies
≈ $308.3M–$742.7M after Steam's cut
from ~1.0M reviews
Best case
≈ 96.0M–156.0M copies
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Mature (3 of 7) and Open World (3 of 7).
The winners
Winners here lead with Open World + Crime.
The era
The games you compared span 2009 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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