How much revenue did No Man's Sky make?

$271.9M–$731.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did No Man's Sky sell?

Q: How many copies did No Man's Sky sell?

16.5M to 26.8M copies, based on its 412k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 16.5M–26.8M; $271.9M–$731.1M after Steam's cut $494.4M–$1124.8M before the cut; from 412k 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 No Man's Sky out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including No Man's Sky's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.1M–2.2M

best case 5.2M (ASTRONEER)

The Open World Survival Craft genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

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

A typical game

≈ 2.1M–2.2M copies

≈ $20.4M–$24.8M after Steam's cut

from ~65k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.0M–6.5M copies

ASTRONEER · ≈ $32.9M–$88.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World Survival Craft (7 of 8) and Survival (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Space; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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