How much revenue did Deus Ex: The Fall make?

$718k–$1.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Deus Ex: The Fall sell?

Q: How many copies did Deus Ex: The Fall sell?

261k to 425k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 261k–425k; $718k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$3.0M before Steam's cut; from 5k reviews (Mostly Negative)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Deus Ex: The Fall and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Deus Ex: The Fall's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 358k–1.8M

best case 2.3M (Deus Ex: Mankind Divided)

Games like Deus Ex: The Fall

A typical game among these

≈ 358k–1.8M copies

≈ $3.0M–$11.6M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

7 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided at ≈ 1.8M–2.9M copies, ≈ $14.5M–$39.1M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Cyberpunk (7 of 8) and Sci-fi (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Cyberpunk + Stealth, priced around $30.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2007 to 2017, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 43 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Satellite Reign 2015	Est. copies ≈ 262k–426k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.2M–$5.8M after Steam's cut $3.9M–$8.9M before Steam's cut	$29.99	5k reviews Mostly Positive	CyberpunkStrategy
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.8M–2.9M 5.3x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $14.5M–$39.1M after Steam's cut $26.4M–$60.1M before Steam's cut	$29.99	42k reviews Mostly Positive	CyberpunkStealth
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut 2013	Est. copies ≈ 1.9M–3.1M 3.7x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $10.4M–$28.0M after Steam's cut $19.0M–$43.1M before Steam's cut	$19.99	30k reviews Very Positive	CyberpunkStealth
>observer_ 2017	Est. copies ≈ 204k–332k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.5M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	6k reviews Mostly Positive	CyberpunkHorror
Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition 2011	Est. copies ≈ 12k–19k too small to compare SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $99k–$265k after Steam's cut $179k–$407k before Steam's cut	$29.99	189 reviews Very Positive	ActionFPS
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition 2007	Est. copies ≈ 992k–1.6M 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.9M–$5.1M after Steam's cut $3.5M–$7.9M before Steam's cut	$6.99	16k reviews Very Positive	CyberpunkRPG
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy 2011	Est. copies ≈ 508k–825k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.4M–$3.8M after Steam's cut $2.5M–$5.8M before Steam's cut	$9.99	8k reviews Very Positive	CyberpunkRPG
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