How much revenue did X Rebirth make?

$3.1M–$8.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did X Rebirth sell?

Q: How many copies did X Rebirth sell?

380k to 618k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 380k–618k; $3.1M–$8.4M after Steam's cut $5.7M–$13.0M before the cut; from 7k reviews (Mixed)

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 X Rebirth out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including X Rebirth's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.2M–9.9M

best case 21.6M (No Man's Sky)

The Space genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 5.2M–9.9M copies

≈ $48.9M–$151.8M after Steam's cut

from ~144k reviews

Best case

≈ 16.5M–26.8M copies

No Man's Sky · ≈ $271.9M–$731.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Space (6 of 8) and Building (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Open World Survival Craft, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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