How much revenue did FINAL FANTASY® XIII make?

$4.5M–$12.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did FINAL FANTASY® XIII sell?

Q: How many copies did FINAL FANTASY® XIII sell?

1.0M to 1.7M copies, based on its 20k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.0M–1.7M; $4.5M–$12.1M after Steam's cut $8.2M–$18.6M before the cut; from 20k reviews (Mostly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left FINAL FANTASY® XIII out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including FINAL FANTASY® XIII's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.3M–7.3M

best case 27.1M (The Forest)

The Fantasy 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

≈ 2.3M–7.3M copies

≈ $21.3M–$121.2M after Steam's cut

from ~85k reviews

Best case

≈ 20.6M–33.5M copies

The Forest · ≈ $113.4M–$304.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Fantasy (4 of 8) and JRPG (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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