How much revenue did Resident Evil 4 (2005) make?

$27.7M–$74.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Resident Evil 4 (2005) sell?

Q: How many copies did Resident Evil 4 (2005) sell?

5.0M to 8.2M copies, based on its 97k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5.0M–8.2M; $27.7M–$74.5M after Steam's cut $50.4M–$114.6M before the cut; from 97k 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 Resident Evil 4 (2005) out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Resident Evil 4 (2005)'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 469k–1.2M

best case 3.3M (S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl)

The Horror 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

≈ 469k–1.2M copies

≈ $3.9M–$10.5M after Steam's cut

from ~19k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.5M–4.1M copies

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl · ≈ $13.7M–$36.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Horror (6 of 8) and Survival Horror (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Post-apocalyptic + Open World, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2007 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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