How much revenue did Quake Live make?

$2.3M–$6.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Quake Live sell?

Q: How many copies did Quake Live sell?

823k to 1.3M copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 823k–1.3M; $2.3M–$6.1M after Steam's cut $4.1M–$9.3M before the cut; from 16k 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 Quake Live out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Quake Live's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 300k–789k

best case 1.2M (Quake Champions)

The FPS 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

≈ 300k–789k copies

≈ $1.6M–$3.0M after Steam's cut

from ~6k reviews

Best case

≈ 935k–1.5M copies

Quake Champions

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on FPS (8 of 8) and Classic (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Arena Shooter + Hero Shooter, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Quake III Arena 2007	Est. copies ≈ 211k–343k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $871k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.6M before the cut	$14.99	4k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	FPSArena Shooter
Quake II 2007	Est. copies ≈ 531k–862k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.5M–$3.9M after Steam's cut $2.7M–$6.0M before the cut	$9.99	10k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	FPSClassic
Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition 2008	Est. copies ≈ 219k–357k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	4k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	FPSArena Shooter
Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition 2008	Est. copies ≈ 231k–376k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	4k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ClassicFPS
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source 2006	Est. copies ≈ 287k–467k SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $789k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.3M before the cut	$9.99	6k reviews Mostly Positive	ActionFPS
Quake 2007	Est. copies ≈ 812k–1.3M 2.7x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.2M–$6.0M after Steam's cut $4.1M–$9.2M before the cut	$9.99	16k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	FPSClassic
TOXIKK™ 2016	Est. copies ≈ 237k–385k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	6k reviews Mostly Positive	FPSAction
Quake Champions 2022	Est. copies ≈ 935k–1.5M 6.8x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	39k reviews Mostly Positive	Arena ShooterHero Shooter