How much revenue did Counter-Strike Nexon make?

Counter-Strike Nexon is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Counter-Strike Nexon sell?

Q: How many copies did Counter-Strike Nexon sell?

2.4M to 4.0M copies, based on its 43k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.4M–4.0M; from 43k reviews (Mixed)

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 Counter-Strike Nexon and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Counter-Strike Nexon's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.9M–2.6M

best case 25.5M (Unturned)

Games like Counter-Strike Nexon

A typical game among these

≈ 1.9M–2.6M copies

≈ $14.6M–$16.3M after Steam's cut

from ~32k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Unturned at ≈ 19.4M–31.6M copies. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Open World (8 of 8) and Survival (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Open World, priced around $47. The breakout hits carry Zombies; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2008 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 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 31 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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Just Survive 2015	Est. copies ≈ 3.7M–6.1M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	77k reviews Mixed	ZombiesSurvival
DayZ 2018	Est. copies ≈ 14.3M–23.2M 15x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $196.4M–$527.9M after Steam's cut $357.0M–$812.2M before Steam's cut	$49.99	470k reviews Mostly Positive	SurvivalOpen World
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat 2010	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.2M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $10.9M–$29.4M after Steam's cut $19.9M–$45.2M before Steam's cut	$19.99	31k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AtmosphericOpen World
Brick Rigs 2023	Est. copies ≈ 1.5M–2.4M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $8.2M–$22.0M after Steam's cut $14.8M–$33.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	60k reviews Very Positive	SandboxDestruction
Unturned 2017	Est. copies ≈ 19.4M–31.6M 18x vs typical SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue Free	Free	565k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlaySurvival
7 Days to Die 2024	Est. copies ≈ 9.9M–16.2M 13x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $123.1M–$331.0M after Steam's cut $223.8M–$509.2M before Steam's cut	$44.99	401k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalZombies
Miscreated 2018	Est. copies ≈ 960k–1.6M SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $7.9M–$21.3M after Steam's cut $14.4M–$32.7M before Steam's cut	$29.99	32k reviews Mixed	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 2008	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.8M–$21.1M after Steam's cut $14.3M–$32.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	23k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldAtmospheric